Catch your breath in Cusco: Staying for just a few days to acclimatise to high altitude living, I'm unexpectedly enchanted by this lovely city. Cusco is a jumping off point for the Inca Trail, but there's much more to discover in the city which was once the heart of the mighty Inca empire. Colonial buildings, ornate churches, cobblestone streets lined with boutiques and restaurants, and park-like plazas to watch the world go by. Story by Lee Mylne

Building Bridges Between Cultures: A bridge is slowly taking shape: cement is being hand-mixed on the riverbank and carried in cooking pots borrowed from the homes nearby, and huge rocks are being shifted into place by hand. Kids in brightly coloured traditional dress sit on the hill above and watch. As part of our holiday, we're building a bridge in the remote Andean village of Qelqanqa, a World Expeditions project which will allow them to get across the river to their school in safety. Others in our group are working alongside more villagers, building a pipeline to provide water to some of the houses. It's hard work, but no-one' s complaining . And it's definitely an experience we'll never forget.
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Incredible Inca Cities: Machu Picchu may be one of the newly selected Seven Wonders of the World, but discovering Peru's other ancient Inca cities is just as jaw-dropping. Explore Saqsaywaman, outside the beautiful city of Cusco, and Ollantaytambo, a fortress village in the Sacred Valley where even the cobblestone streets date back to Inca times.
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Trekkers, not tourists: Trekking in Peru is not for the unfit or the faint-hearted, as I'm soon discovering. The first day walking at altitudes higher than 2500 metres is proving harder than I'd expected. “If I stop puffing, turn around and check that I'm still behind you,” I tell the person in front of me. We're on the first day of a trek to the remote Andean village of Qelqanqa and after only a few hours, we've been overtaken by the the porters and llamas carrying our tents and other gear.
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