Cusco - day 1

Up early this morning for internal flight to Cusco, the old Inca capital city.  It´s at 3,300 m above sea level so altitude sickness is a potential problem.  Got served with coca leaf tea on the plane which helps aclimatise you to the altitude - try taking cocaine on a flight back home!!! (Okay, it isn´t quite the same thing!)
Also took anti altitude sickness tablets, so all in all we are pretty well covered.  Getting off the plane we noticed the difference straight away with us both having a shaky and tingly feeling and being very lethargic, so we have taken things very easy today.
Cusco is a fascinating place with plenty of old things to see, from ancient inca stone blockwork to colonial cathederals.  It´s very touristy and full of indiginous people (no surprise there!) many of whom work very hard to try to relieve tourists of their money.
The main square is very picturesque with colonades around the sides with bars and cafes set up on the first floor with balcony seats - a great place to people watch which is about all I´ve had the energy to do today.
Got a few days in Cusco to aclimatise, but off on a trip to the Sacred Valley to see inca ruins tomorrow.
 
Elwyn

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