We arrived into Cuzco, which is the hub for Inca tourism. It is the oldest inhabited city in the Americas. As soon as one starts walking in town, you can feel the effect of thin air, due to the Cuzco's altitude of approx 10,000 ft. To cope with Altitude, we were offered Coca Tea. I drank quite a lot of it, but didn't get high :-) Cuzco, especially the San Blas part of town, is a beautiful city filled with cobblestone streets, art galleries, cafes, beautiful ornate churches and of course, tour operators and trinket sellers. We spent the first day visiting prominent churches and inca ruin near Cusco. La Cathedral and La Compania are two catholic churches from the 16th century that are filled with gold plated sculpture and hundreds of amazing canvases. We visited
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