Q`Armenq`A Cusco

... 1513;ים בקולק&#14 96;יב עם נהג שנראה בן 15 לכל היותר, והכבי&#15 13; אינו כביש כי אם שביל עפר ברוחב מכוני&#15 14; &#1513 ...

... hot food on board. Arrived in Cusco at 0600 expecting to see a fella called Marlon who owned a sister hostel here but he was a no show. Gave the place a call and apparently he was in bed so we were about to try somewhere else out of principle but decided to just get a cab there and give them a chance. We were greeted with open arms when the taxi pulled up and the place seemed pretty nice so we checked in then took a walk into town to investigate some recommended tour operators as we ...

... to Dead Womans pass - so named as the saddle looks like a woman lying on her back. This was a huge climb from 2000 odd metres to over 4000m in half a day. I found my asthma kicked in about 3500m and this day was an absolute struggle. Not only did we ascend Dead Womans Pass, we also took on Runquracay Pass as well to get the hardest day under our belts leaving a relatively cruisy day three. Most of the walk was at altitude and down dale being ...

... seats in fact our carriage was only half full. On the way we managed to call the same taxi that had taken us to Olytatambe and he was waiting when we arrived for our trip back to Cusco.<br><br>We eventually got back to our hotel as darkness fell. Quite tired but happy after our trip we went out for my birthday dinner and came across a really nice, small restaurant that provided a 6 course meal for 15 soles, it was excellent and a great way to end the day.

... s a major bummer when work gets in the way of a ´stupefacente´ (incredible) vacation!!! =(<br><br>Thursday, I ran some errands - bought by bus ticket to La Paz &amp; mailed a package back home. The cost to mail the package was almost equal to the items in the package! But I decided it was better than dragging another piece of luggage around for 4 more weeks. <br><br ...

... d land themsleves in jail. At this point we knew everything was turning out fine. After a few more minutes of talking, Jorge reboarded the bus and we were on our way. As we went he explained to us that the young guys were all drunk, and were just trying to prove themselves as the big men they all think are. As it turned out, they got to protect their village, and we got to pass to continue on our way to Puerto Ocopa, so pretty much it was an all-around win. That night we ...

... open though. <br><br>Went back to Hostel to get my things and went to Plaza De Armas, to check around and then view the changing of the guards that happened in the Peru Govenment Building. It was actually stunning and I loved the music.<br><br>San Francisco Church and the catacombs: Wow, it was pretty beautiful, I never been to a catacombs and it was pretty cool! Some people I noticed got sick of the smell but it didn't really effect me.<br><br>Cafe ...

... sure chicken is one of those things that should always be well cooked. After lunch we went to the Museo de La Inquisition that had loads of torture devices with dummies to show how they were used. After that Nick and I left the rest of them as we had to buy bus tickets. We decided to walk between Plaza de Armas and Plaza San Martin and Nick bought a hoodie on the way as his other had been stolen on our last night in Chile. We then got a taxi to the bus ...

... J'arrive a Huinco a pres de 1200 metres en dessous de Casta, moins de 2 heures apres mais trop tard pour les bus qui sont partis. Nous montons tous a l'arriere d'un camion de fruits et legumes. Nous voyageons dans la benne faite de planches de bois, les professeurs, un eleveur de canards et 4 filles qui n'ont pas parlees du trajet. Je prend ensuite de Chosica un micro sur la voie expresse vers Lima et ...

... were children rushing and shouting everywhere smothering rice into their hair and faces. All in all the day was madness but it made me realise how much help is still needed to run these organisations. I thought this more than ever when I was changing a babies nappy and there was nothing to wipe it with. After lunch, the director of the school asked me to teach her and two others English. It was an amusing experience as teaching English to ...