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Lima to Cusco Mar 22, 2008

The flight from Lima to Cusco was fairly comfortable, and not very long, about an hour and half. Ishmael, our guide over the next 4 days met us at the airport, and gave us an overview tour of Cusco on route to our hotel, La Libertador. Cusco is a very old, and historic city, high in the Andes. The rest of the afternoon was at our leisure (which translated, at least for us, meant relaxing & doing nothing!). We all met for dinner in a room set aside just for us, at the hotel's famous Inti Raymi Restaurant for an excellent Peruvian highlands meal.
The breakfast room at the Country Club Hotel
The breakfast room at the Country Club Hotel		 Waiting for the bus - Jeff, Robert and Marshall
Waiting for the bus - Jeff, Robert and Marshall		 Hey, the bus is here!
Hey, the bus is here!		 That's Trisha in the foreground, Ginny is standing up, with Dave behind her & Marshall sitting to the right
That's Trisha in the foreground, Ginny is standing up, with Dave behind her & Marshall sitting to the right
Busy, jumbled streets - I loved it!
Busy, jumbled streets - I loved it!		 Occasionally we would see these really bizzare 'casinos'
Occasionally we would see these really bizzare 'casinos'		 At the airport - Bob, Julie and Lorie
At the airport - Bob, Julie and Lorie		 Ross and Trisha in the background, Jim and Jeff in the foreground
Ross and Trisha in the background, Jim and Jeff in the foreground
An Inca statue stands high atop a hill guarding over the ancient city of kings, Cusco.
An Inca statue stands high atop a hill guarding over the ancient city of kings, Cusco.		 Pachacuteq Monument, 33.9 meters high, built with 1402 polygonal stones that were carved & placed together
Pachacuteq Monument, 33.9 meters high, built with 1402 polygonal stones that were carved & placed together		 Inner courtyard at La Libertador Palacio del Inka
Inner courtyard at La Libertador Palacio del Inka		 Leo inspecting the coca leaves Julie bought, while Robert inspects the Hiram Bingham carry bag that they gave to everyone
Leo inspecting the coca leaves Julie bought, while Robert inspects the Hiram Bingham carry bag that they gave to everyone
Julie and her purchase, Sandra and Trisha in the background
Julie and her purchase, Sandra and Trisha in the background		 The view from our room, take a look at the colour in the mountains!
The view from our room, take a look at the colour in the mountains!		 The inner courtyard dates back to the 1500's during Pizzaro's time
The inner courtyard dates back to the 1500's during Pizzaro's time		 At night they light the courtyard with fire lamps
At night they light the courtyard with fire lamps
The walkway around the courtyard is part of the dining area
The walkway around the courtyard is part of the dining area		 Ross makes his speech at the first dinner, and Lorie says I told you he'd do this....
Ross makes his speech at the first dinner, and Lorie says "I told you he'd do this...."		 Willy and his wife Maria, Ginny and Lorena
Willy and his wife Maria, Ginny and Lorena		 A first class hotel - chocolates on the pillow in a little box with Peruvian dolls on top of the box, and a rose
A first class hotel - chocolates on the pillow in a little box with Peruvian dolls on top of the box, and a rose

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