We have spent about 4 total days exploring Cusco, the ancient capitol of the Inca Empire. Cusco was the direct center of the empire, and therefore the world. It is about 3,400 m or 11,200 ft above sea level. Altitude sickness can be a big problem here, but luckily neither Becca nor I have had a problem! We got to Cusco on January 5th, left for Machu Picchu the next day, and have been back in Cusco since the night of the 7th. We explored churches, museums, random alleyways and possibly everything in between. I will admit, after spending so much on Machu Picchu, the idea of spending money right now is not that appealing to me! So we are mostly sticking with the free stuff, which is still pretty cool and means we wonder around
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