Well i made it. Im here in Peru and even the internet works, even if i did just crash the computer! ah well.
I probably wont be able to write much, the internet´s abit tempermental and theres only 2 PC´s for a lot of people. Im writing something of a travel blog but on scrappy bits of paper (hi-tech i know). I´ll write them up and post them when i get back to the states. For those who remember my DofE expedition diaries, well hopefully they´ll turn out something a long those lines. I´m not promising anything though!
Anyway, for the last 3 days and the next 4, ive been in Cusco in the Andes. Its one of the highest major cities in the world at 3325m above sea level and the center of the former Inka empire. Ive visited some of the ruins around here yesterday - Sacsaywaman (yes, it is pronounced just like Sexy-woman), Quenco and Tambomachay. Still not entirely sure if i want to go to Machu Picchu but we shall see. Sacsaywaman is incredible purely because of the shear scale of the place. There´s more great ruins at Pisac just across the ridge in the Sacred Valley. I might go there today or tomorrow. Cusco´s a great place to acclimatise and get some much need altitude training in before going to Puno on monday (at 4000m) and possibly climbing one of the volcano´s near Arequipa (5800 - 6100m) before i fly back to the states.
Ive got loads of photos just waiting to be loaded up but that will have to wait until later today or tomorrow. It rained quite a lot yesterday and i pushed my luck abit by using the camera lots but fortunately it still works. Anyway, breakfast is calling and hopefully the weather will be decent enough to do jump over to Pisac today.
Laters everyone!
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