The Andes travel

The Altiplano rises to over 4,000 metres (13,123 feet), and during your journey through the Peruvian Andes, you will stay at an average altitude above 2,500 metres (8,200 feet). Breathe! Your base camp is Cuzco, an open-air museum, a blend of architectural styles: Baroque art grafted onto indigenous land. Cuzco pulses with a vibrant energy and features boutique hotels and “fusion” restaurants. Departure point for exploring the Sacred Valley, with Chinchero, Pisac, Maras and all the way to Machu Picchu. Further on, Lake Titicaca. On foot, by train, by local bus. Everywhere, Andean communities still speak Quechua or Aymara, and the traditional dress is still worn by elders. The adobe hamlets cling to the still-cultivated Inca terraces, linking everyday life to the past.