Following are some links to the PromPeru website, which has a lot of information for tourists visiting Peru. I plan on taking a trip soon to see Choquiquerao, which is an ancient Inca city near Cusco, similar to Machu Picchu. After that, I hope to be offering trips there as well. Huaraz is another famous place, situated in the Cordillera Blanca, the White Mountain Range. That is a possibility for future trips as well. There also are various links for more information, photos, gear sites, etc.

PromPeru home
http://www.peru.info/perueng.asp

Cotahuasi
http://www.peru.info/e_ftonaturalezaeng.asp?pdr=1085&jrq=7.2.2&ic=2&ids=2159

 

Cotahuasi Canyon, and surrounding area, with an emphasis on mountain climbing. Trip reports and photos.

 

Choquiquerao
http://www.peru.info/e_ftohistoriaeng.asp?pdr=567&jrq=4.1.14&ic=2&ids=1122

Huaraz trekking- Santa Cruz Ravine
http://www.peru.info/e_ftoaventuraeng.asp?ids=1205&ic=2&pdr=608&jrq=6.2.1.3

Mountain Climbing
http://www.peru.info/e_ftoaventuraeng.asp?pdr=599&jrq=6.2.2&ic=2&ids=1187

If you want to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, it is only possible through specially licensed agencies and there are strict quotas and advance booking requirements. A good site for information is the Andean Travel Web.

http://www.andeantravelweb.com/peru/treks/incatrail4.html

The agency that I used when I hiked the Inca Trail was Peru Treks; they were very good and are reasonably priced. I recommend them highly. They are listed in the above website or directly through the second link below:

http://www.andeantravelweb.com/peru/companies/peru/peru_treks_and_adventure.html

If you are interested in less adventurous trekking, using pack animals, I have a Peruvian friend who also guides here in Cotahuasi, his name is Marcio Ruiz. He can help you with a tour using pack animals, or possibly even horses to ride. His website is linked below. You can see a lot of Cotahuasi scenery there as well. Please tell him I sent you.

http://www.cotahuasitrek.com/

You can see many photos and stories of my adventures here in Peru on my MSN spaces blog.

http://vichanson.spaces.live.com/

 

 

We now have a blog for Adventure Cotahuasi Tours where you will be able to read about trip reports and see photos.

 

http://adventurecotahuasi.spaces.live.com/    Sorry, not current!

 

 

Many on-line articles about my adventures, both here in Peru and in the United States.