if cusco is the bellybutton of the world, as the incas claimed, it is definitely an inee. it sits in a fertile valley (the sacred valley, to be exact) surrounded by the andes and some impressive inca ruins. we love it, and there don´t seem to be any bed bugs here. cusco is seriouly unbelievable. the narrow streets and inca walls are unlike anything we´ve seen. carlos bustamante was right.
we had a train ride yesterday from puno to cusco. it was 10 hours through the andes and the high plains (altiplano), and it was pretty darn magical. the drunk french people were the only problem with the train ride, but we have never been the type of people to let a few inebriated frogs stand in our way of a good time.
tomorrow we depart for the village of ollantaytambo, a small village in the sacred valley. we will see more ruins, more alpacas, and more artisanal crafts; we will be one day closer to machu picchu.
everyone here wants you to go to www.n7w.com and vote for machu picchu as one of the new seven wonders of the world. everyone.
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Sounds wonderful. Have looked up Carlos Bustamante. I know who he is. What was he right about? MOM
Carlos Bustamante is right about everything.
Sorry, I was unable to bring myself to vote for MP as modern world wonder #7, I'm still holding out for Devil's Lake to make the list. We'll see how that goes...
carlos bustamante gave us invaluable advice on places to go, and things to see in peru. he said that everything to do and see in cusco is worth it, and he was right.
hey Dave,
I had no idea you would be in south america today. I'm so jealous. Cusco is a magical place where corn grows in wild. The cuzco and apurimac regions are home to some of the largest kerneled maize varieties in the world. The most popular of these being "cusco gigante". If you have any extra body cavity space, i'd handsomely compensate you for a few seeds.
can machu picchu really be considered new?
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