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The remains of their smooth walled forts and mysterious citadels orbit Cuzco, city of the sun, once the capital of the Inca empire. Only the Omo white snow on their peaks gives the game away. The air is thin and cold. The train across the top of the Andes takes 12 hours. Perhaps the rarefied air had affected their memory. If it is worn decked with flowers or on the side of the head means “available”. To help people adapt coca tea is poured by many smaller, less luxe, hotels as soon as guests arrive in Cuzco, often with the freshly picked green leaves still floating around in the cup. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. The remains of their smooth walled forts and mysterious citadels orbit Cuzco, city of the sun, once the capital of the Inca empire. They look like Alfred Tenniel’s illustrations of the Red Queen inAlice Through The Looking Glass. Yet to the people of the ‘Alti Plano’, Cuzco and its gourmet restaurants are the lowlands a metropolis as massive and racy as New York. That’s on a good day when the driver’s had lunch, the engine can take the strain and there aren’t any llamas on the track.

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It’s the kind of place where luxury hotels have oxygen canisters on hand just in case guests need a quick blast. You can see the history of the culture in the traditional costumes the old women still wear. Its orchid scented gardens sit right next the citadel and from its windows you can see the moon rise over the ruins but that’s another story. It is as if everyone were on their way to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. It’s the kind of place where luxury hotels have oxygen canisters on hand just in case guests need a quick blast. From Cuzco you can hope aboard yet another luxury train, the blue and goldHiram Binghamto take you up to Machu Picchu. In the muddy yard of an adobe house by the railway track a woman feeds her pigs while dressed in a bright scarlet bowler and a turquoise satin cut off crinoline. It is run by Orient Express hotels and the ultimate treat at the end of the journey is to stay overnight at the five star Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge , also run by Orient Express hotels. They look like Alfred Tenniel’s illustrations of the Red Queen inAlice Through The Looking Glass. The train is named after the European explorer who discovered the remains of theInca citadelin 1911. It’s the kind of place where luxury hotels have oxygen canisters on hand just in case guests need a quick blast. The Incas flourished for 500 years. Every hat tells a story. We’ve stop at a remote station on the ‘Alti Plano’ High Plains of Peru. Go to a lower altitude as soon as you can. Although I did see a number of old ladies, their faces baked prune like by the sun, who wore their hats at a suspiciously jaunty angle. Altitude: If your heart pounds and you feel breathless and light headed, you’re not in love, you’re suffering from mild altitude sickness. On the station peru-travel-confidential.com/inca-gold.html platform stands an old man with one tooth. At around 13000 dizzy feet 4,000 metres above sea level the tops of the Andes mountains look like tiny hillocks forming a scalloped edge to the plains. The train across the top of the Andes takes 12 hours.

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There is more gold in the teeth of the Ladies in colourful skirts who toss beautiful woven rugs in through any open windows for inspection. The Incas flourished for 500 years. The city is built at cruising altitude, more than twice as high as Kathmandu in the Nepalese Himalayas and way above any ski village in the European Alps. Although I did see a number of old ladies, their faces baked prune like by the sun, who wore their hats at a suspiciously jaunty angle. The train across the top of the Andes takes 12 hours. A greater jolt to the system is probably the sugar content in the sickly green Inca Kola, the nation’s answer to Pepsi. Every hat tells a story. In the muddy yard of an adobe house by the railway track a woman feeds her pigs while dressed in a bright scarlet bowler and a turquoise satin cut off crinoline. Only the Omo white snow on their peaks gives the game away. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. It is run by Orient Express hotels and the ultimate treat at the end of the journey is to stay overnight at the five star Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge , also run by Orient Express hotels. It is run by Orient Express hotels and the ultimate treat at the end of the journey is to stay overnight at the five star Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge , also run by Orient Express hotels. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. At Pisac market, more than 18 miles 30 kilometres from Cuzco, the women sit cross legged in the dirt like rows of wilting peonies bartering their produce amid the tourists. A hat rammed squarely on the head means the woman is married. Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by. Cocaine is refined from the coca leaf and the locals chew it for energy, a wad of charcoal gum lodged in the side of their mouth to release the narcotic. The Incas flourished for 500 years. To help people adapt coca tea is poured by many smaller, less luxe, hotels as soon as guests arrive in Cuzco, often with the freshly picked green leaves still floating around in the cup. If it is worn decked with flowers or on the side of the head means “available”.

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Ahh, now these wouldn’t look out of place in a peasant chic inspired New York penthouse. Its history hardly affects them. The men favour Dick Tracy trilbys. Its history hardly affects them. Cuzco itself is the only place I’ve ever flown to where the plane took off and never seemed to come down again. Ahh, now these wouldn’t look out of place in a peasant chic inspired New York penthouse. The best way to adapt to the height is to take it easy and rest for a couple of hours. Only the Omo white snow on their peaks gives the game away. We’ve stop at a remote station on the ‘Alti Plano’ High Plains of Peru. Every hat tells a story. There is more gold in the teeth of the Ladies in colourful skirts who toss beautiful woven rugs in through any open windows for inspection. The air is thin and cold. On the station platform stands an old man with one tooth. In the muddy yard of an adobe house by the railway track a woman feeds her pigs while dressed in a bright scarlet bowler and a turquoise satin cut off crinoline. Caffeine is probably stronger. There is more gold in the teeth of the Ladies in colourful skirts who toss beautiful woven rugs in through any open windows for inspection. At Pisac market, more than 18 miles 30 kilometres from Cuzco, the women sit cross legged in the dirt like rows of wilting peonies bartering their produce amid the tourists. Altitude: If your heart pounds and you feel breathless and light headed, you’re not in love, you’re suffering from mild altitude sickness. The remains of their smooth walled forts and mysterious citadels orbit Cuzco, city of the sun, once the capital of the Inca empire. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. At around 13000 dizzy feet 4,000 metres above sea level the tops of the Andes mountains look like tiny hillocks forming a scalloped edge to the plains. A hat rammed squarely on the head means the woman is married. The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. You can see the history of the culture in the traditional costumes the old women still wear. Ahh, now these wouldn’t look out of place in a peasant chic inspired New York penthouse. It is as if everyone were on their way to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. Although I did see a number of old ladies, their faces baked prune like by the sun, who wore their hats at a suspiciously jaunty angle.

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Caffeine is probably stronger. The remains of their smooth walled forts and mysterious citadels orbit Cuzco, city of the sun, once the capital of the Inca empire. Its history hardly affects them. Bowlers are worn by the people of the highlands, the white straw top hats by those from the lowlands “low” being a relative term. The men favour Dick Tracy trilbys. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. “Above 13000 feet 4,000 metres there is no politics and no borders”, I was told. Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by. Only the Omo white snow on their peaks gives the game away. The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. You can see the history of the culture in the traditional costumes the old women still wear. If the feeling persists or gets worse you could have a more serious case. Go to a lower altitude as soon as you can. To help people adapt coca tea is poured by many smaller, less luxe, hotels as soon as guests arrive in Cuzco, often with the freshly picked green leaves still floating around in the cup. It is run by Orient Express hotels and the ultimate treat at the end of the journey is to stay overnight at the five star Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge , also run by Orient Express hotels. You can still see how the pink washed Spanish houses are stacked on top of the original Inca walls like layer cake, then iced with lacy, Mediterranean style balconies. Cuzco itself is the only place I’ve ever flown to where the plane took off and never seemed to come down again. However, you’d have to drink buckets of tea to feel the effect. The train is named after the European explorer who discovered the remains of theInca citadelin 1911. However, you’d have to drink buckets of tea to feel the effect. Just remember as you try to acclimatize that in this rarefied mountain air the Inca civilisation once built its cities in the sky. Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by. If it is worn decked with flowers or on the side of the head means “available”. Yet to the people of the ‘Alti Plano’, Cuzco and its gourmet restaurants are the lowlands a metropolis as massive and racy as New York. Most luxury hotels offer oxygen canisters in the lobby to suck on if things get tough some even offer private canisters in your bar fridge or, best of all, pipe the air directly into your room. It is as if everyone were on their way to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. The remains of their smooth walled forts and mysterious citadels orbit Cuzco, city of the sun, once the capital of the Inca empire.

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We’ve stop at a remote station on the ‘Alti Plano’ High Plains of Peru. They look like Alfred Tenniel’s illustrations of the Red Queen inAlice Through The Looking Glass. To help people adapt coca tea is poured by many smaller, less luxe, hotels as soon as guests arrive in Cuzco, often with the freshly picked green leaves still floating around in the cup. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. Cuzco itself is the only place I’ve ever flown to where the plane took off and never seemed to come down again. They look like Alfred Tenniel’s illustrations of the Red Queen inAlice Through The Looking Glass. However, you’d have to drink buckets of tea to feel the effect. You can see the history of the culture in the traditional costumes the old women still wear. In the muddy yard of an adobe house by the railway track a woman feeds her pigs while dressed in a bright scarlet bowler and a turquoise satin cut off crinoline. Its history hardly affects them. The best way to adapt to the height is to take it easy and rest for a couple of hours. Although I did see a number of old ladies, their faces baked prune like by the sun, who wore their hats at a suspiciously jaunty angle. That’s on a good day when the driver’s had lunch, the engine can take the strain and there aren’t any llamas on the track. On the station platform stands an old man with one tooth. The train across the top of the Andes takes 12 hours. The Incas flourished for 500 years. Altitude: If your heart pounds and you feel breathless and light headed, you’re not in love, you’re suffering from mild altitude sickness. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. It is as if everyone were on their way to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. Its orchid scented gardens sit right next the citadel and from its windows you can see the moon rise over the ruins but that’s another story. However, you’d have to drink buckets of tea to feel the effect. They look like Alfred Tenniel’s illustrations of the Red Queen inAlice Through The Looking Glass. You see it everywhere. There is more gold in the teeth of the Ladies in colourful skirts who toss beautiful woven rugs in through any open windows for inspection. Bowlers are worn by the people of the highlands, the white straw top hats by those from the lowlands “low” being a relative term. The air is thin and cold. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. Cocaine is refined from the coca leaf and the locals chew it for energy, a wad of charcoal gum lodged in the side of their mouth to release the narcotic.

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Perhaps the rarefied air had affected their memory. Their multi coloured, multi layered petticoats fan around them like petals. Every hat tells a story. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. If the feeling persists or gets worse you could have a more serious case. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. You see it everywhere. Cuzco itself is the only place I’ve ever flown to where the plane took off and never seemed to come down again. The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. If it is worn decked with flowers or on the side of the head means “available”. It tastes like fizzy bubblegum. He smiles benevolently and jangles a tray of brass rings hopefully in my direction. To help people adapt coca tea is poured by many smaller, less luxe, hotels as soon as guests arrive in Cuzco, often with the freshly picked green leaves still floating around in the cup.

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The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. If it is worn decked with flowers or on the side of the head means “available”. Their multi coloured, multi layered petticoats fan around them like petals. At around 13000 dizzy feet 4,000 metres above sea level the tops of the Andes mountains look like tiny hillocks forming a scalloped edge to the plains. If the feeling persists or gets worse you could have a more serious case. Yet to the people of the ‘Alti Plano’, Cuzco and its gourmet restaurants are the lowlands a metropolis as massive and racy as New York. The best way to adapt to the height is to take it easy and rest for a couple of hours. The air is thin and cold. If it is worn decked with flowers or on the side of the head means “available”.

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Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by. The air is thin and cold. In the far distance a dot of vivid pink moves across the windswept high plains. Its history hardly affects them. They aren’t exactly Cartier quality. The remains of their smooth walled forts and mysterious citadels orbit Cuzco, city of the sun, once the capital of the Inca empire. The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. The Incas flourished for 500 years. We’ve stop at a remote station on the ‘Alti Plano’ High Plains of Peru. Go to a lower altitude as soon as you can.

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Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by. If the feeling persists or gets worse you could have a more serious case. They look like Alfred Tenniel’s illustrations of the Red Queen inAlice Through The Looking Glass. That’s on a good day when the driver’s had lunch, the engine can take the strain and there aren’t any llamas on the track. Bowlers are worn by the people of the highlands, the white straw top hats by those from the lowlands “low” being a relative term. It is run by Orient Express hotels and the ultimate treat at the end of the journey is to stay overnight at the five star Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge , also run by Orient Express hotels. “Above 13000 feet 4,000 metres there is no politics and no borders”, I was told. You see it everywhere. This isn’t best dressing, this is every day, let’s weed the potato patch, garb. Yet to the people of the ‘Alti Plano’, Cuzco and its gourmet restaurants are the lowlands a metropolis as massive and racy as New York. However, you’d have to drink buckets of tea to feel the effect. Altitude: If your heart pounds and you feel breathless and light headed, you’re not in love, you’re suffering from mild altitude sickness. At around 13000 dizzy feet 4,000 metres above sea level the tops of the Andes mountains look like tiny hillocks forming a scalloped edge to the plains. Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by.

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The men favour Dick Tracy trilbys. The city is built at cruising altitude, more than twice as high as Kathmandu in the Nepalese Himalayas and way above any ski village in the European Alps. Then the conquering Spanish, greedy with gold fever destroyed the temples, melted down the precious metal statues and built their own elegant city on the ravaged foundations. A hat rammed squarely on the head means the woman is married. It is as if everyone were on their way to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. Still speaking the old Inca language they live so high that the rest of the world has simply passed them by. They aren’t exactly Cartier quality. The women have hooped skirts like mini crinolines with Edwardian bowler hats. Altitude: If your heart pounds and you feel breathless and light headed, you’re not in love, you’re suffering from mild altitude sickness.