After much talk and planning, I am finally here in Cusco! The bus ride was pretty nice; plenty of leg room AND they served us tea and snacks (no joke!). Boarder control was a breeze. I realized that this was my first time ever walking through a boarder- Ive always flown until now.
Today Gina followed a nun to a money changer and she got the lowest exchange rate yet. It just shows that Jesus does save...save money, at least.
I havent seen much of Cusco yet, just the area close to our hostel. There is a great market with SO many different things: Almonds, dried apricots, smoothies, and other things that have always been rare to find in Bolivia. I even found SQUOOSH (which, as some of you know, is my favorite vegetable from nepal). From what Ive seen, Peru is pretty beautiful. It is similar to Bolivia, but everything looks a bit wealthier. There are BEAUTIFUL churches all over this city. There are even cross walks, with little flashing green men to direct you across!
Tomorrow we will begin our voyage to Nación Queros. When we will actually arrive is uncertain, as things often are in this part of the world. We probably wont be able to charter our second leg of transportion until Wednesday morning, and because of snow on the road, there is no telling how far the truck can actually take us. We will have to end up hiking in the rest of the way. Like everything else, our return to Cusco isnt set...we will probably be back in about a week. Until then, I´ll be out of touch!
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