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Peru Rail Strike

Go to Expat Peru site for more info. but I will vent here.

Spent so much of my ******* time planning the MP/Cusco trip and no I won't plan for another trip because my vacation is when it is and spent so much time planning already, WON"T DO IT A 2ND TIME.

Fortunately by design most of my tavel arrangements can be reversed in time to limit my losses. Would try Cusco by itself but read on the Expat forum that these striked can get kinda nasty and even shut down the airport too. Then even if I got there sounds like the retail, dining and entertainment could close up also. Sorry not on my precious 2 weeks. I'll go back to Colombia any day or another part of Peru away from all this.

I'm sure the srikers have some legit. grievances and I never like the rich getting richer so it is what it is, I just won't try to go and complicate my short life.

By nine inch nails on Nov 1, 2008, 21:34 in Peru forum.

Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 3, 2008, 12:11:

Damn, sounds too bad!

Poor but snappy

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nine inch nails says on Nov 5, 2008, 14:17:

I got one update from Peru Rail after I inquired and so far only thru the 8th. I also found an article on-line where the last strike in July only lasted a couple days. So I'm goin anyways and keeping my fingers crossed.

As a backup to Cusco/MP I'm heading to my Dr. after work to get some anti-malaria pills for the jungle (Iquitos).

Many thanks Peter for the forum!

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CanadaMan says on Nov 5, 2008, 19:38:

My bad for posting that thread on http://www.expatperu.com/eperu.php nine inch nails. :-)

I am glad to hear it will last only 4 days..

Try logging on registering again on the forum.

CanadaMan aka singlefather on expatperu

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Formerly WidowerfromCanada...I am now married to my wonderful Peruana wife. Thanks PBH for all your advice and help over the years..

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nine inch nails says on Nov 25, 2008, 08:51:

Thanks Canada Man. Very fortunately I made it to MP and back no problems but the Peru Rail service attendants did mention the possibility of another strike this week...

When I mentioned that to a nice elderly Belgium man in my Cusco city tour he got real uneasy esp. since on a set package tour. This is why I chose more flexible self scheduled tours only hiring guides once I got into Cusco for only what I wanted to see. I hired this tour guide (Ivan Flores) who ran me all around the Sacred Valley to the important sites in one day that would have taken 2 days with a normal tour bus group. A little more expensive but since short on time well worth it. I got to see some really cool stuff in addition to Machu Pichu!

I enjoyed Lima too, proly more than Cusco due to being at sea level and having more conveniences etc.

Next trip will be Lima and Chiclayo/Trujillo!

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ctgbound says on Dec 27, 2008, 00:30:

For those who have planned to go to Machu Picchu and are concerned about rail strikes....you can also go by colectivo to Santa Teresa and then to Hidroeléctrico. From there it is a beautiful, two-hour walk on the railroad tracks to the town of Aguas Calientes where everyone stays before going up to Machu Picchu. It also costs MUCH less than the train. I don't even think we spent $10/each roundtrip when we went last year. (You can return the same way.)

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