Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 58

off to cuzco after lunch today.. going to favorite places: jack´s cafe for some awesome treats- etc i love cuzco it´s a great city! love and adventure xoxox meg... read more

Cusco, Cusco, Cusco... I had heard so much about Cusco prior to my trip, but still didnt (sorry, the apostrophe key isnt working on this keyboard... Spanish keyboards take a while to get used to...) have a solid idea of what to expect when I got here. I knew it was the old capital of the Incan Empire, that the Spanish colonized it heavily, and that it was a major tourist destination. All of those proved to be true. It is a lovely town with numerous plazas all around the city. There are tiny out of the way plazas such as San Blas with small winding streets and larger ones with fountains and great cafes like Plaza Regocijo and San Francisco. The large Plaza de Aramas is one of the nicest city squares Ive ever seen. ... read more

Here´s some more photos of us in Cusco and the inca trail... read more

Peru Bound I have offically begun the journey from ATL to Miami, to Lima, and finally Cusco high in the Andes Mountains. (11,000ft) All I know currently is I am living with a mom and daughter for a month while I take classes to become certified to teach English. From there it's off to find a job. I will further update this upon arrival....... (Made it through the Atl airport, and on to Miami, which was shockingly uncrowded. Come to find out, all LAN flights had been cancelled since earlier tonight. First reaction after waiting in line and watching the faces of Peruvians for 15minutes as they waited on answers, was "you've got to be kidding me". Slight over reaction I suppose. Afterall, LAN did put me up in a swanky Wyndham Hotel (no motel in ... read more

Cusco is a truely schizophrenic fusion. The Incan empire built itself on the technological and territorial foundations from a number of cultures, and built an empire from the humble beginnings of the Cusco valley. When the Spanish tore down the impressive temples and buildings, to erect constructions worshipping Christianity and colonial 'progress', they were not silly enough to do away with the remarkable earthquake-proof foundations of massive interlocked stone blocks, from craftmanship that was lost forever. Add the modern scourge of traffic, blaring horns and braving blind corners, and the modern city of Cusco is quite an experience of a layered time machine. Narrow streets, with elegant colonial balconies, overhanging a plastered wall built upon a bare foundation of huge Incan stone blocks. Hopping off the narrow roadway to the warning honk of a vehicle, onto ... read more