Well I finally made it to the main tourist attraction in Peru- Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. Many backpackers choose to arrive there on foot after spending 4 days trekking the infamous ´Inca Trail´. However, the idea of spending 4 days walking did not appeal to me at all (and luckily, was booked up until August anyway!) so I chose to get the train there instead. In my opinion, the sensible (although maybe lazy!) option! Before getting to MP, I spent a few days in the lovely town of Cuzco. Here I had probably the most uncultural days of my trip so far. I visited no museums, no churches, no ruins, but I did visit the English pub 4 times (once for pie & chips, once for pie & mash, once for marmite
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