Remember the earlier comments about how the doorways here are short because Peruvian’s are short? This picture tells the story. The doorway is the kitchen door in the B&B where we are staying.
In the morning when Lilly heard we had yet to buy our Machu Picchu park passes she about had a conniption. Turns out they sell out fast – even in the off season. Fortunately there were still 260 tickets left so we were able to purchase ours. Though the only option left was to buy tickets for not only the main park, but also the hike up Machu Picchu Mountain. We had no plans to do the hike, but the tickets were only $5 more so we didn't really care.
Mike and Holly from Wanuskewin arrived in Cusco today. We realized they hadn’t gotten their Yellow Fever vaccinations, and Ecuador might not let them in after visiting the Amazon Jungle without them. So Lilly (owner of the B&B) called around till she found a clinic in Cusco that gave the vaccinations for $27 US Dollars each. So we grabbed a cab and headed back into Cusco. In the end this turned out to be a good thing because we had gotten the impression yesterday that Cusco was a fairly poor, trash filled town. But apparently that was only because of the route we took around the outskirts of town from the airport. In the center of town there is a cool town square with lots of shops, two churches and restaurants of all types.
There were lots of shops selling colorful Peruvian alpaca wool products of all kinds.
This is a 12 sided Inca building stone. Its cleverness lies in the fact that it’s theoretically earthquake proof because of the way the rocks all fit together.
Dinner was again at the B&B – great food – a beef and shredded potato dish.
