I will run down my attack on Machu Pichu for you guys. This may help some of you plan this part of a Peru trip. I got this plan from the loveme site that hooks up guys with chicas for big bucks. True love yea right.

Now this is a good itinerary if you want to climb Huyna Pichu which is the big mountain overlooking Machu Pichu. It also gives you more time at Machu Pichu before all the hordes of Japanese Tourists with their stupid cameras show up. It saves you from 4 grueling hours on the train in the morning and then 4 grueling hours on the train at night. That is 8 hours on a fricking train … no thanks.

What you are going to do is stay at Aguis Calenente the first night. This is the village below Machu Pichu. I stayed at Gringo Bills which is kinda expensive at $75 USD bucks but is cool built into the mountain. So you fly into Cusco from Lima in the morning. Then you take a cab from Cusco to Ollyanta . This is the last stop on the train before it goes onto to Ague Calentes. The train you want to get is the 2:55 pm train. The cab ride is about an hour and a half but is cool scenery going through the Sacred Valley. I paid $30 USD for this ride but you can get it cheaper. Gringo Bills can set it up for you. Also you need to get your train ticket through the hotel so the cab driver will have the ticket for you.

Aguis Calente is gringo village with a bunch of hotels. There is no P4P as far as I could see. The pool hall has a cute girl working their. Didn’t try anything with her. So you can wake up as early as you want and take the buses up to Machu Pichu and have the whole place for a few hours before the hordes of tourists show. I headed right to Huyna Pichu and climbed the sucker. It is steep and you will be panting. The view at top was disappointing because of fog…..what can you do.

Machu Pichu itself really doesn’t do much for me. Just didn’t feel the seven wonders of the world vibe. But the scenery is awesome. A day is enough at MP. You will be bored by 2 pm.

Then you take the train back to Ollyanta and take cab into Cusco and stay the night in Cusco and get a headache from the high altitude. I stayed 2 nights in Cusco which was about right. I planned on 1 but extended it to 2.

I like Cusco. It is a cool place. Lima is so foggy and cold. Cusco you actually see the sun and feel warm. Mongering in Cusco:

Only mongered 1 night. Met a German girl at the Irish Pub. Didn’t have the patience for a non-pro so moved on. Mongering spoils you—not good.

Hit Nikko Club – No good. All fat and old.

Cassananova Club – Now I couldn’t believe the talent in here. Some real hot girls. It is expensive though at $100 US for takeout plus a salida of something. But talent was there. Screen for BBBJ because I got quoted CBJ from a looker. Then I passed. Move quick on your target here because they get swooped up for hours just drinking with guys who aren’t going to pull them.

Decameron Club - Mostly plain girls. I found a nugget here who turned out awesome. Spinner who was great in bed. I paid 200 soles plus a salida of something. It is a blur.

I also took the city tour that starts at 2. I enjoyed this meeting fellow gringos and seeing Cusco from above the city. Again the ruins will bore you but scenery awesome.

DAM DAM!! I gotta take that 8 hr train ride.

Great planning and idea and post.

RT here. Thanks for the report. We get a lot of questions about Cusco, and have very little in the way of input. Especially the club info -- so thanks!

From the photos, it looks like you did very well at Decameron -- I'm kinda jealous!

One question: what did you do to get over the altitude problems? Take a pill, or just wait it out? I'm concerned that I will take a trip and spend the entire time in pain.

Thanks again.

RT

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Hunter 99 Great Info of alternative way to MP-I only had one day there as couldn"t find any places on net such as Gringo Bills I could book when booking train return train journey from UK.Only missed out on the climb of Huayna Picchu which I heard from some young fit Germans who had done the Inca Trail found a scary bit near the top(about 2 hr total)so not too disappointed.My first nt in Cusco I also suffered a blinding headache from altitude but went following day on whole day tour of Sacred Valley with most of it lower than Cusco & good way to acclimatise.Never suffered again from altitude problems in Peru at 4000 metres+but lots of preventive action ie coca tea,sweets & sucking vile coca leaves-it does work.I must admit I never contemplating mongering at these altitudes but I"m a bit older!Thankyou

Waited it out. I got into Cusco late after MP and just crashed. Woke up next morning with a little headache and walked to an ATM and was beat just walking. I would say I adjusted within 18-24 hours.

Your doc can write you a script for altitude pills if you are concerned. Mine didn't because he thought it is more of a pain than it is worth.

Did not do the tea thing.