Category Cusco

Peru – Ollantaytambo, Part One

July 24 Although our driving time today would not be as lengthy as prior days, we would stay very busy visiting several sites, including the first of the day, a local jewelry maker high in the hills above Cusco.  Operated by a local artist, we entered the shop through the ground floor garage and climbed […]

Peru – Cusco, Part Two

July 22-23 We set out from the hotel for a quick walking tour of the neighborhood nearby; indeed, one of the selling points of the overall tour was the central location of the hotels we had been staying in.  In this case our initial destination was the  San Pedro Central Market, the city’s main food […]

Peru – Cusco, Part One

July 22-23 The next day would be another long one, at 8 to 9 hours, with stops along the way as we motored to Cusco where we would spend two nights.  Our bodies began to notice the slight drop in elevation along the way (we would lose over 1,000 feet, ending up at 11,152) and […]