Cusco

We woke up in Arequipa and boarded an early flight to Cusco (which took 1 hour), arriving at our hostel by 10am.
We had a very delicious and much needed big breakfast - see photo!
We had an orientation walk around Cusco and explored some of its neighbourhoods and many squares.
We walked through the San Blass region which is known for its artwork and culture, and has a great view over the city - including the Peruvian emblem carved into the opposing mountain.
We then walked through the seven snakes corridor which links to the main square and is famous because it it believes Incas carved the snakes into the rock.
We then went to the San Pedro main market (which was surprisingly designed by same person who designed the Eiffel Tower) to try some local fruits. Our favourite was the mango (so fresh)! Gab also loved the lucuma fruit which tastes like date.
We then went to the Inca Museum and learnt about the history of the Incas starting from pre-Inca all the way through to the Spanish invasion. There was a large collection of artefacts and even some mummies.

We then went to our Inca trail briefing at the G Adventures office! They explained everything we needed to know for our trek starting on Thursday and reaching Machu Picchu on Sunday.

We then had a quiet dinner at the hostel of burgers and an early night to bed (as we have an early start tomorrow!)Okumaya devam et