Huchuy Qosqo: The Hike, How to Get There and What to See in “Little Cusco”
What Huchuy Qosqo is, the Inca estate above Lamay reachable only on foot: the hike from Patabamba, what…
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Author at Andean Magic Travel
Marco Otazu Quispe
Manager · Andean Magic Travel
Marco Otazu Quispe is the manager of Andean Magic Travel in Cusco: he runs the operation of the private tours and writes the travel guides on this blog from what he sees on the road every week: real timings, tickets, altitude and what travellers ask before booking. Born in Cusco, he travels the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and the mountains of the region with the agency guides.
- 57 published guides
- Spanish · English
- Cusco, Perú
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Rainbow Mountains
Altitude and acclimatisation
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Guides written by Marco Otazu Quispe
Coffee Route from Cusco: From Abra Málaga to a Huayopata Farm
The Coffee Route from Cusco: the drive over Abra Málaga, the coffee process at a family farm in…
Read the guide →Pallay Punchu: The Rainbow Mountain Shaped Like a Poncho
What Pallay Punchu is, the rainbow mountain of Layo (Canas): what the trip is like, the hike to…
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Best Time to Visit Cusco: Month by Month and the Rainy Season
The best time to visit Cusco, what each month is like, what changes in the rainy season and…
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Cusco in 4 or 5 Days: A Day-by-Day Itinerary with Machu Picchu and a Mountain
A 4- and 5-day Cusco itinerary: City Tour, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Humantay Lake or Rainbow Mountain…
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Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca): complete guide to visiting
Everything about Rainbow Mountain: getting there from Cusco, the hike, the altitude, the best time, the entrance fee,…
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Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain: which to choose
Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain compared: height, difficulty, vertigo, views, tickets and which suits you best.
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Aguas Calientes: what to do, where to stay and how to get up to Machu Picchu
A guide to Aguas Calientes, the town at the foot of Machu Picchu: getting there, the bus to…
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Route of the Sun from Cusco to Puno: stops, timings and Lake Titicaca
The Route of the Sun from Cusco to Puno in a day: Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya and Pukara,…
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Q’eswachaka bridge: the last Inca rope bridge and its annual renewal
What the Q'eswachaka bridge is, how the communities of Quehue renew it every June, what the visit from…
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Waqrapukara: the horned fortress above the Apurímac canyon
What Waqrapukara is, how to get there from Cusco, what the hike from Sangarará is like, what you…
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Ausangate 7 Lakes: the circuit, altitude and how to prepare
What the Ausangate 7 Lakes circuit from Pacchanta is like: distance, altitude, the hot springs, who it suits,…
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