Rainy Season

...anyone else catch this video featuring one of the LL hotels in Agua Calientes




http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americ...ods/index.html

What a mess.

How unfortunate. I did read where are the stranded tourists were finally evacuated out of Agua Calientes and emergency services are being brought in to the local communities.



However, the government of Peru really has no idea how low it will take them to restore rail service to the area and get the restoration program underway. In the meantime, Machu Picchu is closed to public visitation.

...maybe it is just the way I read this article:




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/...u_machu_picchu



...the government of Peru certainly reacted quickly to remove the tourist from the area (look at the economic impact discussed). However, I wonder how quickly the locals who have lost homes and their abilities to produce crops from their damaged farms, will receive government aid?



Wonder if any LL clients were at Machu Picchu when the flooding happened and wonder how many package holders will have to cancel and resechedule?



Considering the rainy season will span the next several months, it would be difficult to believe the area will be open and functioning for several months.
Message Edited by omegaet on 01-30-2010 08:24 AM

I found this web site with information on the typical weather seasons in Peru.



http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_weather.php



"In the Peruvianhighlands, the dry season is between June and October, but even the mountains' wet season isn't always really wet and the dry season sees its share of downpours. Temperatures during the day in the dry season can get hot making shorts rather inviting. At night, temperatures can drop quickly and a warm sweater makes walking around the plazas comfortable."

The 1st time we went to Peru was in April (Semana Santa week) and the weather was fine in Lima and Cuzco but there was flooding and mudslides in the Machu Pichu area and we could not get to MP due to the mud and flooding - many tourists were trapped in Agua Caliente and many locals lost their lives in the mudslides - this was in 2003 or 2004 (can't remember) The 2nd trip to Peru we went in June and the weather was perfect - I would not recommend going in the rainy season at all. Anything on the other side of the Equator in SA is best to go May - September.



I found that the best time to go to Ecuador is January - weather was fantastic everywhere we went

Denise

mountie, I looked at the link to the weather in Peru and of course, it is simply a guide to averages. We all know weather is unpredictable and if we are going to travel to most foreign destinations, we should be prepared and packedto expect the unexpected. Natural disasters are an entirely different matter and defy most advance preparations.



How do you select the right time of year to travel to a foreign country so as to avoid an earthquake or a volcanic eruption?

Of course, you can only look at trends and projections. Pack and go.

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Originally Posted by travel2fun

mountie, I looked at the link to the weather in Peru and of course, it is simply a guide to averages. We all know weather is unpredictable and if we are going to travel to most foreign destinations, we should be prepared and packed to expect the unexpected. Natural disasters are an entirely different matter and defy most advance preparations.



How do you select the right time of year to travel to a foreign country so as to avoid an earthquake or a volcanic eruption?

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Anyone know whether the rainy season has passed in Peru? Is this a good time of the year to travel down there?

the best time to go to Peru is May - September. We went one year in early April and it was rainy!