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  • Day 15

    Cusco, Peru

    June 5, 2016 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C

    Cusco was the capital of the Incas and we stayed at the VIP house for two nights on Wednesday and Thursday. On Thursday we explored the main square and the surrounding areas. There was a huge festival going on that day. It was the last day of corpus Christi and they had like a 3hr long procession, carrying various saints from one if the main cathedrals. There were also a ton of marching bands playing throughout the city and also a lot of fireworks. We didn't watch the whole thing, but we could hear it. In the afternoon our hostel offered a free 4 hr walking tour in which I didn't go on, do to stomach issues. The others went and liked it a lot.Read more