Blogs from Cusco, Cusco, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 79

We had our tickets and were ready to spontaneously take off a day early for Puno. The time was tight and packing even tighter but it was an entirely reachable goal. The only thing is I had to throw my leaving party at the orphanage a bit early and be home by 6 (I mean, 6:30, how about 7?). It was hard to leave especially since I thought I would have two more weeks before I decided to end my school and explore the country. They sang me a song (heaven help them all, I sang them a song) we ate cake, a few ones I spent more time with sang a horrible translation I did of the Hakuna Matata song. We took pictures. Luckily I will visit a few more times and bring photos whenever ... read more

The flight to Cusco from Lima was an extremely quick, comfortable and civilised affair; a little shopping, a quiet coffee and a 1 hour flight. Definitely worth the extra money in time saved and comfort when compared to the 17-27 hour bus... Landing back at altitude we expected the usual shortness of breath and dizziness etc but were pleasantly surprised to find the effects fairly mild (except when climbing some of Cuzco's hilly streets; like the one up to our hostel... hard....work...). Cusco is a very cool place to hang out. A very well preserved Colonial town with lots of beautiful buildings, plazas and churches and lots of really cool restaurants, cafes and bars. Also heaps of stores selling the obligatory alpaca/llama products, ponchos, woolly hats, gloves etc and carvings, art, jewellery blah blah blah... lots ... read more

The Incas built Cusco in the shape of a Puma and I have been living just north of its anus for 8 days now. I´m in this great dorm complex with a huge courtyard, full kitchen access, and great stories from the transients. Vacant, old town Cusco is actually a pretty impressive colonial site with imposing churches staring down various plazas along with cobblestone streets and other Spanish remnants, some of which still on Inca foundations. Most of the day this is somewhat obscured by hordes of gringos you don´t see in the smaller towns along the way. I´ve been taking six hours of one-on-one language school a day and so far it´s been pretty good. Excruciating and draining, but good. The school is an NGO that trains single mothers to teach Spanish and most of ... read more

hmm.. jeg vet nesten ikke hvor jeg skal begynne. det er vel pa hoy tid med en liten oppdatering.. som skulle kommet flere land siden, men jeg har desverre blitt litt lat og min dagbok lider samme skjebne, hvor jeg fortsatt er i Santiago... Argentina: Etter Uruguay tok vi ferje over til Argentina og Buenos Aires... en helt fantastisk by! besokte La Boca, det rosa palasset hvor Evita en gang vinket fra balkongen, sa modrene som marsjerte pa Plaza de Mayo, noe de gjor hver eneste torsdag, til minne og demonstrasjon for deres barn som forsvant under diktaturet i 70-80 arene, besokte Plaza Dorrego hvor vi drakk ol mens vi sa et par danse tango rundt pa plassen, var pa tango show en kveld og hadde selv en time med tango hvor vi lerte grunntrinnene, besokte ... read more

Cusco, which is 11,151 feet above the level of the sea, has allot of diversity, with a European feel. Have lunch on the balcony of one the many resturants overlooking the Main Square and people watch...see the colorful clothing, the school children in their uniforms, the old man on the park bench. Then explore the many Museuems and Grand Churches. ... read more