Day 2 Part 1

Day 2 Lima/Cusco (Th, May 18) Hotel Prisma Elevation: 11,152 feet
Flight to Cusco. Our flight was at 6:40 am and we had to get up early to get to airport. It took a while for us (16 of us) to find our ride into Cusco – they did have to bring out another van for us. The Inka/Lares trekkers had a lot of equipment. At the hotel our local G rep was Victor, who was also the guide for the Inka trailers. We were immediately served Coca tea which is supposedly the answer to altitude sickness, 11,152’. You can get coca in various forms, including gum and candy.
After we got our rooms, we then met downstairs for a quick city tour. Victor took us to the Plaza de Armas (main square) and showed us some places we might want to see or eat at. Cusco is a city of ½ million people with a total of 1 million in the Cusco area. Lima has 9 million and Peru has 30 million. Koricancha The religious complex of Coricancha (Qorikancha) in the Inca capital at Cuzco contained the Temple of the Sun which was not only the most sacred site or huaca in the Inca religion but was considered the very centre of the Inca world.
Pictures: 1-2 View of Andes from plane
3 Street scene, Cusco
4 Koricancha, CuscoLäs mer