Cusco Revisited

My second time in Cusco, and I still did not manage to make it to Machu Picchu. We hiked up a hill with an Incan fortress only to be told that actual entrance was seventy soles (too much money for a one hour tour), so we observed the fortress from the outside. This was the closest to Incan Ruins that I would get.

Incan fortress outside of Cusco

Chris and I met up with his brother on the first day of the Corpus Christi festival in the city. Although it is a Catholic festival for the saints, it is also a huge cultural event. Platters of chicken and guinea pigs were being sold by vendors everywhere, and the people drank and danced in the streets all night. Getting around took forever because of the masses of people who flooded the streets. It made me appreciate Cusco a lot more the second time around.

Iconic masks that are part of the celebration

We ate well in Cusco and this time I didn’t get sick (food included sushi, Indian food, and Irish Pub food). 

We had one crazy night out for Chris’ birthday a recovery day (stay in bed and watch Snakes on a Plane because it’s the only thing playing in English day) and then I was off to Ecuador.