Sacred Valley - Peru

Today we arrived on the ship in Lima, Peru and left the ship for our 4 day private tour of Peru. We booked with Kuoda Travel for this excursion. First leg of the trip was a quick flight over the Andes mountains to Cusco Peru. It's a 23 hour drive if you go by bus through the mountains. We were greeted at the airport by our local guide Hogar and our driver. We did a quick orientation drive thru Cusco and then stopped for lunch. I had Alpaca steak, which was really delicious. Who knew alpacas were great for their wool and are also very tasty. Toured a farm that showed us many different types of llamas, alpacas, acunas and some condors. We bought a hand woven baby alpaca wool runner that takes 2 months to make by hand. Then we drove to Sacred Valley. We stopped in the small town at the base of the mountains that serves as the starting point for visiting Machu Picchu (either by train or by trail). Had a walk thru the town to see the Aztec walls and aqueducts. Finally to our accommodations, an eco resort that has the main river running through the property. Our 'tent' was very near the river and we had a view of the Andes mountains from our front porch. Unfortunately we have only one night here...
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