Las Americas Cajamarca

... that showed up were from Spain and got to know some of the local tribes-many who had grudges against the Inca warriors. The Spaniards arranged a meeting with Atahualpa at the Plaza de Armas in Cajamarca and when Atahualpa and a small band of men came, the Spaniards captured him and locked him up. Atahualpa pled for his life and for his freedom and promised his captors rooms of gold or silver-so high you couldn’t touch the top of it-and he drew a line on the wall. That is ...

It was time to walk in the foot steps of the Incas and try to get a feeling for what it must have been like in that time. The first stop was Cerro de Santa Apolonia - a hill overlooking the city where it is said that Atahualpa sat on a carved rock to review his troops below. A staircase lined with flowers and souvenir shops leads up the hill and from the beautifully landscaped top you have a panoramic view ...

... quiet day but Egnar had arranged for all of us to take a tour to Cumbe Mayo so at 9 am we were off. In the indigenous language Quechua, Cumbe Mayo means fine river, which is a quite fitting name for this ancient aqueduct. It is located about 12 miles southwest of Cajamarca, and stretches on for nearly five miles. On the way there we passed potato farms and noticed a typical construction of ...

... but this time the landscape was much drier with a variety of cactus and a background of tan colored grasses. There was more traffic on this stretch and we passed several buses and trucks. Still no private cars though. We came to the town of Celendin at about 3 o'clock. We were dropped off at the plaza while the driver sought lunch. We drank a few beers before we were picked up for the final stretch to Cajamarca. I have to say this was the worst ...

... dni, tylko suszona wolowina chleb i owoce... Poranek odmrozil nam tylki i nie tylko, niestety ja nie jestem przyzwyczajona do porannego wstawania wiec rowniez umysl za mgla i dopiero po 2 godzinach w zimnie przypomnialam sobie o spiworku;) 10 rano w koncu ktos sie pojawil wiec sniadanie..chicharon i kakao, bilety i ruszamy w nieznane. Sladami pra-inkow.

... can see hairs and dirt floting around in it!ewwwww! i guess a lot of the locals come here for the warm water as a lot of their houses just have cold water, and they use it as a place to clean themselves.... great, we are sitting in a giant bath full of dirty men and kids.... we run back to the sauna, shower and feel a lot happier! we admitt that our skin feels really soft as we leave, the temperature change of the heat in the sauna and running across the site in the cold and ...

... t matter, it was so exciting to be there, sleeping on the top deck smoking some local weed, we were all quite happy!! We finally left at midday, the journey was incredible from start to finish. We saw pink dolphins early the second morning which were magical. The food was great, the views were amazing, and to sleep in a hammock on a boat for 3 nights made it a journey to remember, just amazing!

... the outcome was though. That's between him and her. We declined a warm offer of drinks. And later we went to New York Pizza. A must for any Cajamarca bound. Especially when you haven´t had a descent meal in three days. Later we caught up with Wojtek, still grieving his hat, so I took him to a games station and we had a couple of games of Pro Evo, to finish the day. Pro in Peru. It´s the only way. Then back to my mattress on the floor.

... fact it´s part of the building that is the Hotel Peru. Ewa was actually thinking of leaving Cajamarca early because it was rainy and cold sometimes and the food wasn´t so good, until we found this place, and I have to say it is a little haven away from the stresses of being so far from home. Friend egg sandwiches for the Poles and jam sandwiches for me (let´s just say I was being cautious for the time being), and smiles all round. And then ...

... mark we stopped beside a massive mountain lake for a beer in a little road side restaurant. We had about half a hour to take in the serenity of being miles from civilization and surrounded by mountains on every side. The café had everything including a rusty old basketball ground with only one hoop, mostly intact, but the view was the real plus of the place. We took a few pics, which I promise will come soon, and then set off for ...