Hotel Pachacuteq Cusco

... café (km 0) geweest waar er live optredens waren. ´t was een gezellig café en de optredens waren de moeite, dus we gaan zeker nog eens terug :-).<br><br>Aangezien we alletwee al spierpijn hebben aan ons kuiten (van al die trappen hier) houden we het voor onze laatste dag voor Salkantay rustig. Daarnaast hebben we ook even genoeg van ruïnes :-). Denk de komende dagen eens aan ons terwijl we aan het zwoegen zijn over de vele bergpassen :-)<br><br>Ciao!<br><br><br>English ...

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... lovely hostel with fab owner, and we could not have been happier. Not feeling great, we went for simple food at an over rated price (our fault for not getting off the main square). We did get to watch intrigued as a man order the 'Cuy al Horno' (roasted guinea pig); he had it served whole so he could take a picture, and then when asked if he was bothered about having the head, they proceded to chop it off, ohhhh ...

Cusco, a sprawling Spanish colonnial city that spreads up from its epicentred Plaza like an eagle of the Andes. The main square exhibits wild western styled saloon balconies full of Tourists from all over the world, who sit drinking Cusqueña whilst overlooking the numerous churches and monasteries that house museums containing everything from mummies to magnificent bed pans. At night time a fluourescent blue jesus overlooks the town like a psychadelic ...

... them on. After fifteen mintues Alynn decided shes had enough, I gladly take her place (think´I´m a little hypoxic). I manage to save two goals (check me out!) but let one in. Team ENCA also scored and so when the final whistle is blown (to everyone´s relief) it is a draw. Buggar we all think, now its extra time, well kind of, its the first team to score. Unfortunately my early success as goalie falters and I let in another one so we lost. The guys are also so ...

... of around 10 feet, a little bit larger than the California Condor. It is not as endangered as the California Condor, but is still is considered threatened. A couple of interesting tidbits about the Andean Condor: it is a very faithful bird, generally staying with the same mate for life (which can be up to 85 years). Additionally, when a bird gets to the end of its life, either due to age or illness, it will ...

... the Sacred Valley of the Incas, we refuel and head out on the right road following the river through the valley floor, high mountains on either side. On through Urubamba until we reach Ollantaytambo.<br>Entering the town I pass a slow moving truck only to find the road turns to cobbles, large round pebbles not nice flat ones, and they water them to keep the dust down, just to help the grip.<br>With the fillings almost shaking out we wind ...

Okay so we've been in Cuzco for a couple days now and everything has turned out excellent! After our well-needed sleep on Saturday, we ventured out to explore Cusco with Alexa and Katie. We walked through Plaza de San Francisco, Plaza de Armas and ended up in San Blas (the arts district). The altitude was catching up to us a bit so we decided to head home and ...

... the waiting area, other passengers started to arrive. It was a DEJA VU! Everyone was a familiar face, each one having a different story to tell about yesterday's event. <br><br>Today promises to be "D" day simply because apparently, the best time to fly to Cuzco is early in the morning. So, you can't beat a departure time of 5:00am, first plane out.<br><br>Unfortunately, my 6 day tour had became a 5 ...

... got word from Henry that the Argentinean and Brazilian girls were struggling and had fallen ill because of the altitude. They were on rented horses on their way to the campsite. <br><br>Fortunately everyone did eventually arrive. The porters erected the tents in the rain while we waited under the sheltered tent where we had our dinner and breakfast the following morning. We crept into our tents once they were ready. The porters were so kind ...