Puerto Maldonado to Cusco

We left the resort by boat this morning and then took a bus to the airport with a short stop at a butterfly farm. Our flight left at 1:35 and we were in Cusco an hour later. We were met there by our guide, Yahayra. We then traveled an hour through the Andes mountains to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We stopped at Ollantaytambo, an Inca archeological site in the town by the same name. The design and workmanship is very impressive for walls built in the 1400s - up to 60 ton stones make up the high walls with protection against earthquakes built in! Much of the architecture was destroyed in the Spanish conquest of Peru in the early 1500s.
We then went to our hotel, Pakaritampu, which was just minutes away. The exterior is very nice and the rooms are basic but fine. Chilly in the rooms though! We had an excellent dinner at the hotel. Dave got Alpaca - a common Peruvian meat. It tasted like a firm mild sausage to me. No more Alpaca for me though. They are just too cute! We spent the remainder of the evening enjoying our WiFi connection 😊.Read more