The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu had some of the most stunning scenery we have ever seen. Between the Incan ruins and the Andes mountains everywhere you look is beautiful. Here are 100 photos from our trip that will hopefully inspire you to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu!
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How to Get a Bolivian Visa as a US Citizen
While planning where we would be going in South America we talked a lot about wanting to go to Bolivia. The landscape of this often looked over country is so impressive. If you haven’t seen a picture of the Bolivian Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni) go Google it and then come back. But as a US citizen we need a Bolivian visa in order to enter the country and as we started researching we got more and more confused. So this post is a full guide for how to get a Bolivian visa as a US citizen.
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When planning our trip to Bolivia, we quickly realized there was not as much information about it as there is about the more popular destinations of Peru, Argentina and Chile. Many travelers visit Peru for close access to hikes and Incan ruins. While there is no second Machu Picchu in Bolivia, there is very similar terrain and many beautiful locations. In this post we are answering the question, is La Paz, Bolivia worth visiting? Hopefully this is helpful if you’re looking for information about what to see and do in this city.
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We recently hiked the 4-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and had an amazing experience! We booked our trekking permits with our trekking company, Alpaca Expeditions, in January. Then for the next six months we tried to read as much as we could about how hard it was and what to expect. Here are things we wish we knew about hiking to Machu Picchu before we started.
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When researching for our trip I spent a lot of time trying to budget for different locations around the world. Cost of living varies dramatically between each country that we are visiting, however, we still try to set an average daily budget of $75.00 USD. We know if we stay around this amount that we can visit all of the locations we hope to. In this post I am going to break down all of our expenses and answer the question, how much does it cost to travel in Cusco, Peru?
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