Good evening, today we caught our flight to Cusco. We are now staying in a city amongst Peruvian mountains and it is a fair bit colder and wetter! Today, we had the first day of rain on our trip so we got out the pac-a-macs and went exploring (We are told the weather has been getting worse the last few days and February is normally the wettest month in Cusco so I would be surprised if the weather get's better before then!).
We had an amazing burger for lunch, it was absolutely HUGE! We were recommended the restaurant by friends of ours that were here only a few weeks a go and we weren't disappointed. It was hard to get back to our hostel afterwards, which is pretty far up the hillside. This isn't just to do with our full stomachs though, Cusco is over 3000m above sea-level which makes it very high. That means, for people like us who are used to living much lower, the lower amount of oxygen in the air makes it harder for our bodies to cope. We don't have trouble breathing (Unless you get altitude sickness which we are taking pills to avoid) but it does mean that you get tired out really quickly and walking up just 10 steps can leave you out of breath. The thing is the route back from city centre is about 30+ steps!
Our hostel is really nice and the bed is really comfortable. I'm pretty sure that I'll sleep well tonight!
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