The first half of the drive was going down a beautiful river gorge. The second part was climbing up the Andes, through various valleys, then Cusco. The road was very good all the way in. It is not at all as dangerous as reputed. The motorcycle navigation device that Justin rigged up worked very well and took us through a very nice residential section.
The Monesterio Hotel in Cusco is magnificent – even more elegant than the converted convent in Oaxaca. We are at something like 13,000 feet and can feel it. Tomorrow we go to Machu Picc
I could not stop thinking of the tragedy of the Spanish conquest this evening when walking around the oldest parts of Cusco to see the Spanish building techniques and compare them to the magnificent stonework of the Inca and prior civilizations. We will tour Cusco after we r
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