First Official Day In Cusco

Once I arrived in the airport, getting my bag was very quick and someone from Inkarri (the hostel I’m staying at) was there to pick me up- and three other people who were also on that flight- to take us to the hostel. Inkarri is so beautiful, very, very sweet. Before I go I will take pictures of it. The building is white with blue shutters, there is an old well in the courtyard in the middle, where you can sit outside and do whatever. They say that you should throw a coin into the well and make a wish to Inkarri (the god) and maybe it will come true. Sadly I haven’t got a chance to appreciate outside yet because the weather has been kind of rainy. We were given coca leaf tea while we waited for our rooms to be sorted out; it gave me a lot more energy, which was quite good and very much needed. After showering and having a 2 hour power nap I woke up famished. Which wasn’t good because breakfast was done by then, so I had no choice but to venture out from the walls of the hostel to find some food. The street are amazing, there are all cobble stone, and most only have a tiny curb that people walk on so they don’t get hit by the crazy cars that go everywhere. The streets are wild! They wind everywhere and are so narrow. And when you have a map the streets are VERY easy to work out, and anyone who knows me, knows that I am the most directional illiterate person ever! Within a short walk I was in the main square, with the Plaza de Armas (where I finally found my fellow gringos :P)…. I literally couldn’t do anything but stare for the first couple minutes, it´s breathtaking. The old architecture is beautiful, and the whole place is bustling with activity with people both local and not. There were women dressed in the traditional outfits carrying baby alpaca!! And some were carrying baby babies…human ones, but the alpaca babies took the cake. Right on one corner was a sweet little restaurant that sold really yummy looking pizza, so I got one and ate looking out at the square. After that I walked around some more and bought some water in a grocery store (because you can’t drink the tap water here) and eventually I was so tired that I headed back to the hostel. When I was there I was able to find Friends playing on the TV in English, HA, so that kept me busy so that I didn’t fall asleep at a silly hour like 3.

This is one of the many beautiful buildings in the main square. I would upload more pictures here but it is taking far too long. So check Facebook!