The sun was shining when we met Carlos, our driver for the day in the town square. The plan was to visit four sites in the Sacred Valley. It took us well over an hour to drive up in altitude to Pisac. The views along the way of rugged mountains, lush fields and towns of small adobe homes was lovely. We passed many people in typical Peruvian dress, often …
I am really enjoying our accommodations in Ollantaytambo. When John slipped into bed the other night he commented on how nice the linens were. It’s funny, the decor is simple but the bedding is great. The family is so lovely…. including their Saint Bernard named Beethoven. Today we are staying overnight in Machu Picchu before returning to Ollantaytambo so the family let us leave our suitcases in our room …
We (primarily me) decided to forego the 13 hour bus ride from Arequipa to Cusco and grabbed a morning flight to Cusco. I was nervous because we were going up in altitude. Cusco is 3,400 metres above sea level but we were just flying into Cusco and immediately going to Ollantaytambo which is at 2,800 metres. I really don’t want to get altitude sickness again. At the airport a …
After having a huge buffet breakfast on our hostel roof restaurant, we headed to Mundo Alpaca (Alpaca World). This is a store that is everything alpaca; part petting zoo, part demonstration area, part Peruvian textile museum and part store. A person handed us branches with leaves to feed the animals as we arrived at the alpaca cuddling area. We were immediately sighted by all the alpacas who lovingly came …
