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Published: June 26th 2005
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Pisac being a small town in the Sacred Valley, at about an hour´s (absolutely horrendously sickening) bus ride from Cusco. There was a market, half local, half tourist. We took seats in the balcony of a cafe overlooking the lot. Fab view, with the tips of the Inca ruins just visible and all the hustle and bustle beneath. Old women kneel on sheets with foodstuffs laid out around them for sale. While one biddy was off weeing in the streets or something (they do this, saw it with our own eyes, like two-year-olds in nappies, just crouch when they need to) a dog came and had a good nibble at the mangy chicken carcasses she was selling. Seeing as how we had observed that most cafes don´t keep anything but the basic ingredients on site and just go and buy whatever they need after you´ve ordered, we stuck to the vegetarian options.
Stood up on the way home, not beeing nifty enough with the old elbows to bag a seat. Felt fine, staring into the distance out of the back window.
Overnight bus to Arequipa tonight, leaves at 8 and arrives at 5 in the morning. Oh, and there might be strikes, meaning we get turned back or dropped at the border overnight. Should be a barrel of laughs.
Thinking of opening it up to the floor on whether or not to cycle the "Death Road" in Bolivia. Most of the way, you´re cycling less than a metre from the edge, with 1000 feet sheer drops, on rough road with lorries passing you on the inside frequently. People die most years. Alice says definitely not, you don´t overcome your fear at any point in the two hours when it´s at its worse. Chris says definitely worth doing. I can´t decide.
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Sammie
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Def do death road!
Definitely do the death road bike ride. Was one of the best things I did and I reckon you'd love it. But now I['ll feel REALLY awful if there's some horrbile accident. Maybe I should add a disclaimer! Inca Trail sounds grand (not least for the sheer number of meals!) Keep it up Beamish! xx