Cuzco, Peru

We arrived in Cuzco on Saturday at 7:00 pm after a grueling 26.5 hr bus ride from Lima!  It was supposed to be a 22 hr ride starting at 4:30 pm from Lima on Friday which would have gotten us into Cuzco at 2:30 pm.  However, the bus broke down Saturday morning at 11:00 am so we were stranded for 1.5 hrs while waiting for a mechanic to fix the engine!  After "fixing" the engine, we slugged our way for the last 6.5 hrs to Cuzco going at most 20 - 30 km/hr!  By 3:00 pm we were starting to get a little ansty!!!  We did make it however and the views on route were quite excellent!  We have been spending yesterday and today doing some touring in and around Cuzco which included a trek through the Saqsaywaman ruins which were quite beautiful and were a nice lead up to Machu Picchu!  We are starting our trek to Machu Picchu tomorrow morning on a 4 day Inka Jungle tour.  We take a bus out of Cuzco and then take a 4-5 hour mountain bike ride downhill as we drop almost 3000 meters!  The next two days we will be trekking through jungle until we get to Aguas Calientes thursday night.  We will walk up at 5:00 am on Friday to hike to Machu Picchu where we will spend the day!

The food has been great!  The new foods I've tried so far are lamb and alpaca!  Both were quite tasty!!!  Food in Cuzco has been awesome!  The first supper in Cuzco is where we tried llama, had soup, dessert, wine, and fresh coca tea for 20 soles which is about $6.50! 

"Rock Sliding" at the Saqsaywaman Ruins

Overlooking Cuzco

On the drive from Lima to Cuzco