Shandira Tour Guide Perú

03/10/2024

Rainbow mountain or snowed mountain? Since this month Vinicunca would have days like today. Rainy season is starting!

06/09/2024

❎🦙Alpacas not Llamas ok?
The last time I visited the Ausangate Trek, I met a man named Luciano. He raises alpacas and selectively breeds them to produce new colors of natural wool. I was really impressed by his exceptional work and his deep passion for alpacas!

04/09/2024

Pictures from the Sun gate to Machupicchu - Inca Trail.
Enjoy this beautiful place in Cusco.

27/07/2024

🏔️🎟️Few days to get into the official Inca Trail 4 Days! I am so exited now, recently I was hiking the short Inca Trail but know my favorite trail will open its doors to me again!
Inca Trail is so extensive in knowledge, information, and actual issues that probably did not change to much but let’s see how it looks after more than 4 years of my absence.
Porters, mountains, history, locals, food, flora, fauna, etc. It is going to be a new reborn and reconnection of Shandira Tour Guide with the most popular trek in Perú!
Let me teach you the step by step of the great “Inca trail to Machupicchu”!

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22/05/2024

This is a new beginning of outdoor adventures¡

12/10/2023

🏔Day of Indigenous Resistance, to recognize the perseverance, the fight for their dignity, the cultural and human diversity of the continent's native peoples.
These images show some acts of resistance in the city of Cusco, capital of the Incas.

1 .- My grand mother Lucia and me visiting Machupicchu for her first time.
2.- Celebrating winter solstice in Cusco.
3-10 Proud students from Inca Garcilazo school during their preformance in honor to Cusco's anniversary.

What do you think about October 12?

19/07/2023

🚨🗻La explotación del porteador en el Camino Inca va en aumento, algunos porteadores ya van entendiendo la magnitud de este problema y estan tomando el valor de hacer uso de su verdadera voz y en su propia representación.

Eso a la vez me alivia un poco, porque solo así se logrará los verdaderos cambios que se busca y con el apoyo de todos aquellos que eligen el camino inca como un destino no solo turístico sino equitativo y sin explotación.

En seguida comparto lo que 1 de los porteadores alza en voz alta y te invito a encender tu curiosidad e interés de entender mejor este terrible problema:

Juan Cama Arias:

"Señores del camino inca, atencion por favor, lo que esta pasando es algo que no tiene precio, la agencia Alpaca expediciones el dia 16 de julio ingreso a camino inca con 4 grupos y dos de ellos con solo 4 porteadores para mas de 15 turistas. Hicieron cargar al portedor 45 kilos a cada uno que los porteadores casi se caen al bajar (toda la bajada de phuyupatamarca) con tanto peso y por todo el servicio, solo paga la suma de 300 soles nada mas que esta famosa agencia".

(El peso permitido máximo más las pertenencias del porteador es de 20 kilos para varones y 15 para mujeres)

Es probable que esta publicación sea saboteado pues el poder de estas empresas irresponsables y 0 éticas corrompen a cuanto este envuelto en el desarrollo de esta actividad.
Muchos porteadores solo les queda sumirse a reglas explotadoras por unos cuantos soles y por la promesa de tener más contratos.

El turismo responsable va más allá de vestirse de verde como muchas empresas suelen vender, viajar con responsabilidad es preocuparse e informarse sobre los impactos que tendrás en el destino que elijas.

Esto es muy amplio, y merece hablarse más de este tema.

Por favor si fuiste testigo, de algún acto abusivo durante tu caminata en el camino inca comunicate conmigo, puedes narrar lo que viste o compartir imágenes o videos. 🙌


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29/05/2023

A friend for all my life is my daughter who I admire a lot. We were an hour and a half driving away from the city of Cusco. We were contemplating the sunset in this beautiful mirror of water that our mother earth offers us on this side of the Peruvian Andes, the place is called Huaypo and belongs to the Sacred Valley of Cusco, in the Urubamba region. It is a pleasant place to carry out various activities with our family, children find in the water a different way of understanding and communicating with our natural nature.

05/05/2023

I am an expert tour guide and local tour operator in Cusco and Perú ready to organize any tour and trek for you and family.

02/05/2023

🏔️💚I will rock the Inca trail again!
Unique experiences are made by unique people, doesn't matter how many time I go to the same place, the time seems the same but we make the difference.

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28/04/2023

23/04/2023

"Earth Day"

Celebrate with your actions, protection when we are outdoor is important.

18/04/2023

What would you like to know about porters of the Inca trail?

Are you planning to hike an Inca trail circuit?

Learn more about Inca Trail trek to Machupicchu!

📸1 With Boni, an old friend who is working with a new tour company after COVID-19 season.
📸2 Porter close to arrive to the classic first lunch spot called Tarayoc.
📸3 Group of 3 porters going a heat to set up the campsite for the crow.
📸4 Aporter of 56 years old aprox.
📸5 Drinking corn drink or chicha during a sunny morning.
📸6 A very young porter hiking during the first day of the Inca trail
📸7 Meeting time for porters at the second classic campsite called Pacaymayu
📸8 female and male porters working as a team going down Inca steps.
📸9 A picture after the goodbye or tupananchis kaman (see you soon) time, between porter, tourists and guides.
📸10 Female porters team after good bye time.

10/04/2023

This is me climbing Huayna Picchu Mountain the famous mountain next to Machupicchu Inca city, it is a very steep climbing up and down, then you get a marvelous view of the area.

22/03/2023

Arequipa is one of the most visited cities in Peru,
it is famous for the imposing Misti volcano; its summit reaches 5800 meters high. In this picture, my friends and I arrived on an evident sunny day, just right to take a picture before our ascent to the volcano. A snowed path awaited us, which excited our imagination even more!

Arequipa is waiting for you; the city is so friendly and beautiful to stay in for a few days.

15/03/2023

Camping night with children in Perú!

In Cusco there are many options for camping with little ones.
Just come with me! 😉

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08/03/2023

The most challenging experience of this year so far was this, mountain biking in the sacred valley of Cusco.

You can book an extension day trip in Cusco before or after your visit to Machupicchu.

What options do you have?
Mountain biking, there are different circuits from easy levels for beginners to others more technical.

Come to enjoy our impressive mountains, valleys and history during your trip by bike.

21/02/2023

The tour guide is always working with culture, in Perú tour guides depend to much from the original cultures and people who lives in the mountains, people that keep our ancestral practices alive and give more sense of what our historical heritage is now and was always.
Tourism gives a lot to some andean communities but not all that they need, our peruvian government must work more in favour of all indigenous people.

I call to all tour guides in Peru and from the world respect for indigenous people and Indigenous lands.

Is our responsability to transmit the true, tourism also shows the real situation of a destination but not to feel sad for it if not to do something for change it.

🌎 Happy International Tour Guide Day!

17/02/2023

TRADITIONAL LARES TREK

⛰️Lares trek is an alternative trek to Machupicchu.

⛰️You can start your trek in this place
"Hot springs of Lares" or you can end there! it depends of your local travel operator.

⛰️Let's read more about this 4 days trek soon!

🌞 Enjoy my pictures of today!

05/02/2023

Qosqo the official name of the capital of the Incas or (Cusco, actual and more used name).

This view is from Saccsayhuaman, once touring this place you can get this impressive view of my city.

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27/01/2023

I am proud to be indigenous.
I love my land.
Mountains are my second home, without indigenous communities over there a would not understand why my love for this land.

My daughter is processing love for what I love.

19/01/2023

Today in my city Qosqo or Cusco.

--The March of the 4 Suyos is taking place in Lima city, the capital of the Republic of Peru.
What is the meaning of the March of the 4 Suyos? It is a name inspired by territorial divisions of the Tahuantinsuyo (It was the name of the Inca's territory), called: Chinchaysuyo, Antisuyo, Contisuyo, and Collasuyo.

This name corresponds to a national mobilization organized in July 2000 after Alberto Fujimori (one of the most corrupt former presidents of Peru) assumed the presidency for the third time, a fact that was questioned at the time. The re-election provoked Peruvians living in the provinces to head to Lima to raise their voice of protest.

This short video is about what is happening today in Cusco, Peru's historical capital. It has also been carrying out peaceful protests by different local organizations and populations against the current Peruvian government. (To my friends, I am ok, actually safe at home).

Now January 19, groups of citizens and indigenous people from different regions who left their homes to go to the central coast to join the "March of the 4 Suyos", also known as "The taking of Lima," began this protest officially to raise the voice of many Peruvians to claim and demand the closure of Congress, call for a new constitution, early elections and the resignation of Dina Boluarte to the presidency of Peru.

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16/01/2023

Viajar es aprender y aprender de culturas que aún siguen vivas como en Perú es enriquecedor, solo necesitas aliarte con un medio de viajes que esté comprometido con su población local.

El turismo responsable lo haces tú, al preocuparte por aprender si tú agente de viajes toma acciones que involucren a los locales de cada destino en el mundo.

🎥Credits to great capture!

06/01/2023

I can not complain if I do extra walking when I'm going to see a plant or flower closer, beta new view, or go for a photo or video😅

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02/01/2023

My 2022 outdoor life, being mother and loving miyself.

I wish you have more time outdoors!

Happy new year!!!