A few hours north of Puno we left the dry altiplano and descended through valleys which were well irrigated so quite green at the bottom. On arriving at Cusco our guest house, booked weeks ago, said they had no room and sent us elsewhere, not so good. But there's a good cake shop next door and cheap beer a minute away!
Our first day we walked up to the fortress of Sacsayhuaman (amazing) then caught a bus up to Tambomachay. We found a good track down the valley leading back to Cusco and on the way we passed more Inka ruins with no-one around.
We had booked a two-day tour of the Sacred Valley and up to Macchu Picchu so visited Pisac, thought to be an agricultural development site with incredible terracing, and Ollataytambo, thought to be an astronomical site(more climbing up loads of steps), before catching the train to the town below Macchu Picchu, real touristville, where we spent the night. Up to Macchu Picchu early this morning which is as incredible as in all the pictures, then back to Cusco in the evening. Will post some pics separately.
A free day in Cusco tomorrow then off to Lima which should be interesting as it's the elections this weekend! Didn't know that when we booked. Loads of political rallies with music, marches and lots of loud bangs!
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