My day in Cuzco was wonderful. We all had to wake up very early so we could get our day started. We got to the airport and aught the flight from Lima to Cuzco. The flight only took about one hour. The view from the plane was incredible.
We arrived in Cuzco and our guide wanted us to take it easy because we were going to have along day ahead of us. We are at 11,000 feet, so a few of the folks in our group had a bad reaction. They had to skip out on a few of the activities because of headaches and exhaustion.
We had time for a little nap and then regrouped at 12:45 for lunch. After lunch, we walked to the center of town and went into a few cathedrals. All of the churches are getting ready for the big Easter celebration tomorrow.
After that, we took a short bus ride and saw some ruins that were built by the Incas? I'm still amazed that the incas built all of these huge structures with no mortar an they are still in perfect condition.
While we were at the ruins, there was an old woman who was with an alpaca. This animal kind of looks like a llama. I think they are related. Once we paid the woman, we were able to take lots of pictures with her. I think we made her day. Here is the picture of the ruins. We spent a few hours walking around and we got to walk through a cave built by the Incas? It was a secret escape route just in case they were being attacked.
After the ruins, we went to a restaurant and had a typical Peruvian dinner. I had meat, vegetables, and rice. Others ordered spaghetti. Those were the two choices. We are going to have a very typical Easter lunch tomorrow. Can you guess what it is going to be. Read the menu below and you'll see. It's not a dish we eat in the United States. Someone here said that this animal tastes like chicken. I'll let you know tomorrow night.
It's time for bed. We don't have to wake up until 7 am tomorrow. Yay!
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