Cusco city, arround and Machu Picchu

After 20 hours we arrived in Cusco, which is on 3300 m altitude. Everybody recommends to bye pills against altitude sickness in order to avoid any problems. Well, i also bought this pills and before i took them i felt quite well (only a bit strange because of the roads), but after taking the pills i had a really dizzy feeling!

The only problem with the altitude i had was the thin air. When i left the bus i really had troubles to breath! After the first day and the first night in the discotheque this was also forgotten

Cusco itself appears like a european city, a bit spanish. Around the city a lot of Inca ruins are located and well, also Machu Picchu is not to far. The only problem are the prices for not Peruvian tourists. If you want to visit Machu Picchu you will spend at least 100 US-$.

Anyway, it is difficult to form words out of the impressions which you gain there. On the one hand you only see a lot of stones, on the other hand you have more on some places. There is some mystic in the ruins.

market in Cusco

niece of Freddy preparing the food

jesus de Cusco

freddy and me

roger

freddy

way down to cusco

streets of Cusco

cusco in the evening

yep

smile :)

thats not me!

inka bath

caves

cusco again

way to Ollantaytambo

Machu Picchu

flora

don’t fall!

shooting star :D

steep, no?

typical italian pizzeria!

lets finish the day!

more is following!