Don’t let the visa fees which apply to US citizens or the sketchy public transport dissuade you from including Bolivia in your South American travel itinerary- its varied landscapes of tropical jungles and rivers, high Andean plains, glacial mountain peaks ascending into the clouds, buzzing metropolises, and the highest navigable lake and largest salt flat in the world are continually astounding visitors and bringing Bolivia into their top-ranked travel moments.
Cusco’s Plaza de Armas is a multisensory experience, where barkers invite travelers and locals alike to enter stores and restaurants housed in colonial buildings erected upon Incan foundations. Competition is intense, and often they’ll offer a complimentary drink as an incentive to choose the locale they represent. Although the insistence can be fatiguing, there are great reasons to dine in the Plaza, mainly quality, accessibility, and the view.
It’s almost time for our biggest event of the year- the New Year’s Eve Party at Pirwa Colonial Hostel in Cusco! This year’s theme is Back to the Future, since 2015 is the year in the future that Marty McFly traveled to. Apparently, the scientists have only six months left to invent Marty’s hoverboard if they’re going to make the summer 2015 deadline….we’re waiting on that.
As always, all of our friends and guests in all Cusco hostels are invited to ring in the New Year with us. Hope to see you there!
All of us at Pirwa Hostels hope you’re enjoying the holiday season as much as we are! If you’re traveling through Peru or Bolivia during the holidays, we hope that you’ll be joining us for the festivities.
The four Pirwa hostels of Cusco will be getting together for our traditional Christmas Eve Dinner at Pirwa Colonial Hostel (Plaza San Francisco #360, two blocks from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco).
As iconic as Machu Picchu is, it has still managed to retain some mystery over the years, and quite a few little-known secrets as well. Here, we’ve chosen the four points that we wish everybody knew: