Nathan, Tyson, Rox, Mike, and I got into Cusco at 3:30am, all piled into one cab and headed to our hostel. When we arrived there at 4:00, we were told that we were very early and our rooms wouldn’t be ready until 11:00. They took us into the common room to crash on a couch, but it was really cold, and nobody got a lot of sleep. In the morning we headed out and had a good breakfast. Walked past the 12 corner stone by happenstance, wandered around the main square, then hopped on the double decker tour bus to see what all is in the city; all while killing time before being able to go for a nap. The Plaza del Armas is quite nice with the Basilica Cathedral on one end.
The tour took us up and around town and up to Saqsaywaman (essentially pronounced “sexy woman”) which is high up in the hills overlooking Cusco.
We continued onto the Blanco Christo statue overlooking the city which provided great views.
The tour took us back to the main square just in time for us to head back to the hostel and check in. We walked past the infamous 12-corner stone on the way.
We checked in and settled down for a much needed nap. After getting up, we headed down to Paddy’s Pub, the highest elevation English pub in the world. We grabbed some lunch and walked over to the local market, where Rox bought some incredible street-spray paint art for a fabulous price.
We toured through the market a bit and headed back to the hostel, watched a movie while I sold my condo from a continent away and headed to bed early.
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