And didn't use a travel agency even back then.
Do they still exist? What possible advantage would they serve unless you want a tour experience where you get shuttled from place to place with 20 other tourists and eat where they arrange and go wherever the person with the little sign leads you? 
Seriously, the web has made travel really easy. You can book everything from planes, to trains, to automobiles with drivers, hotels, b&b's, and even find itineraries others have posted.
Unless you want a tour, start planning.
We actually took our honeymoon in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador in the 1980's. We used a special offer from aero-peru where you could have unlimited stops for one set fee. We tried to line up hotels a day or two ahead, but sometimes we just got off a train or bus and walked around till we found a room. It was an adventure of a lifetime.
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