Cusco, Peru
Not always easy
I don’t know if you’ve seen the movie, but I’m humming the soundtrack on my way into the famous city. I can’t wait to get into the city and out of this bus. When we booked our bus, she said it was direct. But apparently, they couldn’t agree on what would happen on this trip. Since it was a second company that had the bus, we needed to write a new ticket, and they wrote Puno on the latest ticket even though we were off to Cusco. So at 11 pm, half asleep, we were told to leave the bus; confused and struggling with the language barrier, we didn’t know what to do; luckily, other travelers took our side, and they let us back inside after being confused for 1 hour back and forth with tickets.
Furthermore, when we landed at the bus station, we also had to get a taxi; the guy said 100 pesos, but David got him down to 40; however, he was not authorized, and we later learned it usually is a lot cheaper. But here we are, at last, in a city of history. Walking through the narrow streets to our hotel, we can finally breathe again.
City of Colors
Cusco is a wonderful city with many colorful fabrics, cheap massage, and beautiful Spanish architecture. We walked around the historical part and saw the old squares and schools. After, we had a guinea pig burger and a local beer.
Many different Flavors
I highly recommend the San Pedro market; It has many stalls and local food, drinks, and fresh fruit. And the vibe there is fantastic. We had freshly pressed orange juice and Papaya. At a market on Plaza San Francisco, the college had set up food stalls and celebrated Corpus Christi. Here they had whole roasted guinea pigs, fresh yellow doughnuts with an apple sauce, and marshmallow foam in glasses. They also had grilled cow heart on the spear with a potato—so many new flavors.
A stroll is never a bad idea.
Later, a catholic fanfare came by carrying statues of Jesus and mother Mary. There was also a band of five guys playing on seashells. We also walked a bit out of the area, where we had a better idea of other areas with fewer tourists. At 4.30 am, we are off to Machupicchu. I can’t wait! A Childhood dream come true.
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Thank you! I hope you will keep liking it! it’s such a great adventure and I’m so happy that I can share it!