| Tour operators 100% - Tambo Tours , 4405 Spring Cypress Rd, Suite 210, Spring, TX 77388, USA, T1-888-2-GO-PERU (246-7378), T1-281-528 9448, www.2GOPERU. com. Long-established adventure and tour specialist with offices in Peru and USA. Customized trips to the Amazon and archaeological sites of Peru and Ecuador. Tropical ... |
| Limarí Valley 81% - Excellent accommodation is available at Tambo de Limarí , a hospedaje owned by Señora Orieta. Near Hurtado is the only petroglyph in Chile depicting the sun, hinting at possible links to the Incas, and it is also possible to climb the Cerro Gigante (2825 m) and visit the site of a Diaguita ... |
| Pisco and around 81% - Some 35 km north of Pisco, near Chincha Baja, is Tambo de Mora , the old port, with nearby archaeological sites at Huaca de Tambo de Mora, La Centinela, Chinchaycama and Huaca Alvarado. Chincha itself still has a thriving negro/criollo culture . It is a good place to sample locally produced wine ... |
| Parque Nacional Lauca 80% - On the way from Arica, at Km 90, there is a pre-Inca pukará (fortress) and, a few kilometres further, there is an Inca tambo (inn). Putre Putre is a scenic Aymará village, 15 km west of the park entrance at 3500 m, and provides an ideal base for exploring and acclimatization. Situated at the ... |
| The Urubamba Valley 80% - Getting there The road from Cuzco that runs past Sacsayhuaman and on to Tambo Machay climbs up to a pass, then continues over the pampa before descending into the densely populated Urubamba Valley. This road then crosses the Río Urubamba by a bridge at Pisac and follows the north bank to the end ... |
| Sights in Durban, South Africa 80% - Beachfront The most popular seafront area extends along the length of Marine Parade (now O R Tambo Parade). Traditionally known as the Golden Mile, it's a favourite with South African holidaymakers. The beachfront is lined with high-rise hotels, gardens and a promenade; behind is a built-up urban ... |
| To Manu and Puerto Maldonado from Cuzco 80% - Bring a good tent with you and all food if you want to camp, or alternatively accommodation is available at the Tambo Blanquillo (full board or accommodation only). Wildlife is abundant, especially macaws and parrots at the macaw lick near Manu Wildlife Centre . There are occasional boats to ... |
| Salta to Cafayate 80% - The hamlet Cachi Adentro, on the opposite side of the valley from La Aguada, has more fine views, a school, church and dairy farm, El Tambo. To climb any of the peaks in the Nevado de Cachi, you must take a mountain guide who is trained and familiar with the route. Do not attempt these peaks ... |
| Pisac to Urubamba 80% - Another longer route leads to Huchuy Cuzco from Tambo Machay near Cuzco, a magnificent one- or two-day trek along the route once taken by the Inca from his capital to his country estate at Huchuy Cuzco; some sections of the original Inca highway remain intact. Valle de Lares To the north of ... |
| The Inca Trail 80% - Halfway up comes the ruin of Runkuracay , which was probably an Inca tambo (post-house). Camping is no longer permitted here. A steep climb up an Inca staircase leads to the next pass, at 3850 m, with spectacular views of Pumasillo (6246 m) and the Vilcabamba range. The trail descends to ... |