We had tons planned in Cusco, but our first order of business was acclimatization. Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire and the Incans just loved a bit of altitude. In this case around 3400m above sea level.
Aside from a few other bits of basic info we didn't know much about Cusco before we landed. What we learnt was that the landing itself involves a rather "interesting" horseshoe valley descent into the centre of the the city. A tad hair raising if I'm honest (the mountains and valley walls seemed a touch closer than I'm sure they were).
Once on the ground it turns out the city is pretty darn nice! Colonial architecture on top of (literally) the old Inca city, plazas, shops, cafes, restaurants, bar and fountains - and all with 360° mountain views. Awesome.
Aside from a few headaches and breathlessness from the most minor exertion, acclimatization wouldn't be too much hassle; sitting around in plazas drinking coffee or finding reasonable places to eat and drink worked out pretty well for both of us.
On our 4th day in the city we met up with Bex's brother, George. We showed him round the city and introduced him to the token Irish pub before also meeting up with 7 other travellers and a guide; they'd all be joining us a for a far more interesting (and demanding) version of the Inca trail...
Aside from a few other bits of basic info we didn't know much about Cusco before we landed. What we learnt was that the landing itself involves a rather "interesting" horseshoe valley descent into the centre of the the city. A tad hair raising if I'm honest (the mountains and valley walls seemed a touch closer than I'm sure they were).
Once on the ground it turns out the city is pretty darn nice! Colonial architecture on top of (literally) the old Inca city, plazas, shops, cafes, restaurants, bar and fountains - and all with 360° mountain views. Awesome.
Aside from a few headaches and breathlessness from the most minor exertion, acclimatization wouldn't be too much hassle; sitting around in plazas drinking coffee or finding reasonable places to eat and drink worked out pretty well for both of us.
On our 4th day in the city we met up with Bex's brother, George. We showed him round the city and introduced him to the token Irish pub before also meeting up with 7 other travellers and a guide; they'd all be joining us a for a far more interesting (and demanding) version of the Inca trail...
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