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Navel of the Earth
Becs 26/4: We took the tourist bus with Inka Express from Puno to Cusco, takes 10 hours but we stopped off at a few Inca sights on the way and also for lunch at this little town which seemed all it had going for it was the restaurant that all the tourist buses stopped at. Arrived in Cusco about 5ish to a little man holding a sign with our names on …
Back to Cusco
Mark 9/5: Last day in Cusco and it is sad to leave this place where we have spent so much time taking in the atmosphere and wandering the streets. But a day of admin is required so postage, washing, internet and all the other fun stuff that must be done before boarding long overnight bus trips down to the coast were completed. As luck may have it a …
Magical Cusco, Peru
Day one in Cusco and sure enough Kirilee and I were hit pretty hard by altitude sickness. At 3500 metres above sea level, altitude sickness is a fairly common experience for visitors. It was a beautiful flight in from Lima, passing over the Andes mountain range before drifting into this stunning town nestled among the hills. While Kirilee was …
Rags and riches
... home, as well as violence at the hands, or feet, of their teachers, and so not to be alarmed if children arrived with unexplained bruises. It's important to note that although it was a school we were volunteering at, it's a community project for extra education, trying to fill in the gaps left by the national education system. For example, children do not get to play games or do art in their traditional schools, so this 'school' which is purely funded by ...
Inca gods may still be in Cusco
... temple is also demolished to make way for the convent. All that remains is a portion of the circular wall and a niche that Edgar says held the representation of Inti. Edgar tells the story that the sun god is represented in two different forms, a small boy with rays of light shining from his head or more often a large golden disk with rays of sunlight radiating from the center. Edgar takes us through a narrow passage way ...