I started my week in Peru flying from Bogota to Lima at 5 am. But before i flew to Lima I heard about the Inti Raymi festival, the biggest celebration in Cusco. Despite an expensive domestic flight to Cusco, being able to participate in the festival and a chance to visit the Machu Pichu made the decision worth it.
I slept most of the day and woke up just in time to see a little bit of Lima before my second red eye flight in a row to Cusco, a city situated about 11,000 feet high.
I arrived in Cusco and was denied space in the hostel because of the festival and had to settle for a $4 a night hostel where i met two Australians i would hang out with for the next few days.
After a bit of Coca tea and pancakes i began my wandering in Cusco.
The train tracks to the Machu Pichu
I found this indoor market and bought a bag of coca leaves. Coca leaves are used to make cocaine. But indigenous people also chew them as a mild stimulent and for a few days, so did i. Chewing the leaves basically numbs your mouth and is supposed to help with the altitude and stop hunger.
The next day I woke up pnçy to climb a massive hill in order to watch the Inti Raymi parade, celebrating the Incas.
On the way people were cooking cuy, also known as guinea pig in english.
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ball, bungee jumping, etc.
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Thanks for visiting Perú though… 🙂
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