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03-01-10 00:07 #241
Posts: 3074Trains supposed to start running again April first. Tourists are visiting MP now going in the back way.
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02-28-10 14:18 #240
Posts: 11Railroad to MP
Hola,
Anybody have an update on the status of the railroad repairs from Cusco to MP?
What do you think the outlook is for June 1 time frame?
Thanks,
Noq
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02-09-10 17:09 #239
Posts: 1233Originally Posted by Tomasb
The city of Cusco is fine, although "no tourists"! Either they have canceled their trips or are hanging out in Miraflores.
Sacred valley is a mess with 2,000+ homes destroyed and the crops as well.
We are already seeing the price increases in Lima.
You probably read about the 1500 tourists trapped in aguas calientes (macchu picchu town) that had to be evacuated by helicopter.
The most optimistic projections call for the railway to be rebuilt in 8 weeks.
Heard, you are headed to SEA this spring/summer ?
Do not know if I told you but I have a friend staying at your ex's apartment as the Penthouse is booked till April.
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02-09-10 06:44 #238
Posts: 1264Update
Hey LB:
I just received an email from a local gal I know in Cusco and she said things are awful there now. Also, the same for the nearby sacred valley. She noted there are lots of homeless, cold, and hungry people due to the incessant rain. She works for a five star hotel in town that is currently 90% empty and was put on 'vacation' by the hotel until things improve.
Because Haiti dominates the news in the US, one does not see any information on this situation. Also, my friend mentioned that Ayacucho is in bad shape too.
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01-27-10 18:26 #237
Posts: 1233Avoid Cusco for the forseeable future!
Do to the effects of "El Nino" (worst flooding in 20 years), Anyone with plans to visit there or Machu Picchu in the next few months, should rethink there plans.
I am scheduled to go the end of June, but will have a "plan B" if the trains are not running.
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01-16-10 01:20 #236
Posts: 402Originally Posted by Mr Enternational
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01-15-10 06:48 #235
Posts: 15908Chica Friendly
As soon as I got back from Machu Picchu it started raining. The van driver let us out at Plaza San Francisco about 5pm. We had to walk around and look for a place to stay. While my wingman was looking for a 4 star hotel I only needed a hostel or cheap hotel seeing that we would only be here until tomorrow morning. Every place that I found that was decent said that I could not bring guests. Finally I got so fed up with walking in the rain with my bags that I settled on this place. Cusco Plaza II. I was really disappointed that I would not be able to bring anyone because I was hoping to get a S/30 massage after walking around Machu Picchu all day. As for mongering, I knew that I would be looking for an on-site service center. I am pretty satisfied with the room although wifi is only in the common area downstairs. But for US$25 you can't beat it with a stick.
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01-15-10 06:40 #234
Posts: 15908Originally Posted by Civid
We finally pulled up into the compound. There was an open gate leading to a cobblestone road with a guard sitting in a shack. When we got to the top of the hill we turned right and went through another open gate. And there it was. It appeared to be an old motel. Each of the 39 doors (I walked around and counted while waiting for my wingman to finish up) had S/15 painted on it in big letters. If anyone has ever been to Las Cucardas in Lima then it is pretty much the same deal, only it was on the outside, it was cheaper, and there was no cover charge. The driver did wait for us to finish although as Civid reported there were other taxis there as well.
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01-15-10 06:28 #233
Posts: 15908Originally Posted by Civid
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01-13-10 19:55 #232
Posts: 994Place to eat Chi Cha
Place to eat Chi Cha, call and make a reservation or you be waiting in the bar to be seated for some time.
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12-31-09 19:26 #231
Posts: 994LAN versus TACA Cusco Flights fo LIMA.
TACA morning flight claim weather condition for delay in the mean time two LAN left for LIMA. Hard to explain what went wrong with TACA on this day. 81% percent rating for being on time for this segment.
Originally Posted by Xpartan
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12-30-09 04:18 #230
Posts: 1947Thanks a lot, Yujin.
Originally Posted by Yujin
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12-29-09 03:04 #229
Posts: 200It's a roll-of-the-dice!
Originally Posted by Xpartan
On my last trip, I had a late morning flight from Cusco. Lima. It was a clear and sunny day so there was no weather issues for a flight delay. When I tried to check-in, I was told that the flight was canceled and I had been re-booked for a flight the next day. LAN Peru offered to pay for my hotel room in Cusco for another night. I pointed outside to the clear skies and asked why my flight was canceled. The agent just shrugged her shoulder.
I then told the agent that I needed to leave today since I had a connecting flight out of Lima to Houston. If I couldn't make my connecting flight, LAN Peru needed to re-book that flight and possibly put me up in a hotel in Lima.
The agent asked to see my flight itinerary to confirm that I had a connecting flight. The agent then "bumped" a passenger off the Cusco. Arequipa flight (which interestingly departed about the same time as my original flight) which continued on to Lima. I made my connecting flight back home, but it was without some pleading.
I was told by someone that LAN Peru planes are always in constant use. If there's a mechanical problem or scheduled maintenance, they have no back-up planes.
Good luck.
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12-28-09 23:30 #228
Posts: 34Originally Posted by Bucanero
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12-25-09 22:19 #227
Posts: 1947Are delays on Cuzco-Lima route likely?
Hope you guys will forgive me for somewaht unrelated question: I have a flight Cuzco-Lima (LAN) arriving at 12:40PM, and another one LIM-SJO departing at 2:15PM. I heard that flights on the Lima-Cuzco route frequently get delayed. I do realize there is always risk but bad is it really?
Thanks.