This morning, after one last delicious breakfast in Urubamba, we were picked up by the Llama Pack Project crew. We took a van through curvy mountain roads and saw some incredible views along the way, including towering mountains and fluffy llamas, alpacas, and sheep. We stopped for lunch at Ancasmarka, a pre-Incan ruin site. It…
We received an update from the group that they have arrived to the first destination of their trek. Using their satellite messaging device, they reported “In Cuncani, safe and happy.”
The team checked in from the field today — they’ve officially begun their trek and are on their way to the first high Andean community! We’ll be receiving daily check-ins from the group as they continue their journey through the mountains.
We began our day bright and early at 3:30AM to start our bus-train-bus journey to Machu Picchu! We met our guide for the day, Puma, who has been to the site over 500 times and was incredibly knowledgeable. After a long drive, we arrived at the base of the mountain and caught the bus to…
Arriving in Lima, all giddy and excited for the upcoming journey, we faced some unfortunate challenges. First was the immigration services line that led us to miss our flight to Cuzco. However, despite this obstacle our group was able to grow closer and learn how to adapt to new situations. We had the chance to…
The Peru crew contacted the home office to report a joyful, resilient, and exhausted team. They made the best out of an unexpected Lima excursion before their 4:30 flight to Cuzco. Too tired to post a journal, the team will get to that task after a well-earned night of sleep.
The group has arrived safely in Lima! Due to a long customs line, they missed their originally scheduled connection to Cusco. Everyone is now confirmed on the 4:25 PM flight and will be arriving in Cusco at approximately 5:30 PM local time. In the meantime, the group is going to make the most of the…