Greetings!
It's time for a Pisco Sour in the courtyard of the hotel before we start our adventures.
Whitewater rafting, four days of trekking up the Inca trail, camping out and approaching the incomparable Machu Picchu early in the morning.
On the final day in Cusco we will be watching an very unusual Incan coming of age festival. To see a video on the festival click here.
I really excited about this trip.
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Singles Machu Picchu Trek
 In Cusco you will spend the first day getting acclimated to the altitude while relaxing having a Pisco Sour in the courtyard at our wonderful hotel.
The second day, you will have an exciting whitewater raft down the Urubamba, an Andean river.
The next four days are spent trekking and camping on the Inca trail. On the last day of the Machu Picchu trek, you will approach Machu Picchu during sunrise.
After spending the day at Machu Picchu, you will be taken on a Vista Dome train ride back to Cusco. After a night relaxing in beds, we will spend our day watching Warachicuy Inka Festival in Cusco.
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Pisco Sour in a Blender
Pour 1 and ½ cup of Pisco 100 into a blender, followed by ½ cup lime juice (see note above regarding best ways to replicate Peruvian lime juice), and ¼ cup super fine sugar (or simple syrup). Blend for 30 seconds until sugar is dissolved. Add 6-8 large ice cubes (do not use crushed ice) and add 2 egg whites (you can purchase pasteurized egg whites in a carton at most supermarkets...add about 2 tablespoons of pasteurized egg whites rather than fresh egg whites).
Then blend for about 30 seconds. Pour into six ounce rocks' glass. Allow to sit for 20 seconds until the frothy head forms on top of the Pisco 100 Sour. Drop just one drop of angostura bitters on the center of foam. If made properly the one drop of bitters will form a bull's eye in the middle of the foam. Do not stir the bitters into the cocktail as it will affect the taste, the drop of bitters is just for decoration.
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Ice Climbing Trip Gone Good
This is one of the members of Singles Adventures climbing ice in  Ouray, Colorado. This was her first time. This is what a member had to say,"What an amazing weekend! Ice Climbing was great and we had such a great group of people. Would definitely recommend this adventure to others and would for sure do it again! And what better place to do it than beautiful Ouray! God's country for sure! Made some new friends and hope to see you all again!" To see more photos and read about the trip click here.
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