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Peru: Part 1

5/30/2019

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Cusco, Peru, alpacaPetting a baby alpaca our first day in Cusco
Machu Picchu has been on my travel to-do list for many years. Last August I knew I needed to go by June, 2019. Matt and I then began planning a ten-day trip, from which we returned yesterday.

This first of three posts chronicles the days we spent in Cusco acclimating to the high elevation. Matt’s reaction to being almost 12,000 feet above sea level is to not breathe while sleeping. Thus he stayed awake for three nights. I had a headache the first day and experienced heart palpitations during physical exertion, like slowly walking up the hotel stairs. Unlike Matt's symptoms, mine lasted the entire trip.

​We spent five nights at the Palacio del Inka next to the Temple of the Sun. Our room truly was palatial, and the staff were amazing. A street artist named Valentine seemed to live outside our hotel and showed us his wares every time we left sanctuary. Matt wound up buying several canvases to go in his new office, and honestly, they're pretty good.

Cusco, Peru, Palacio del Inka
A writing desk fit for an Incan king
Cusco, Peru, Palacio del Inka
Every bedroom needs angelic artwork to guard the sleeper's dreams
Cusco, Peru, street art
Matt and Valentine in serious discussion
​On our third day in Cusco, we traveled next door to Coricancha—the Temple of the Sun. We then toured each of the four sacred sites in Cusco. My favorite was Saqsaywaman. I love stonework and fondly remembered my eighth-grade fantasy of growing up to be an archaeologist. 
Coricancha, Temple of the Sun, Cusco Peru, gold-plate star map
Gold-plate Star Map at Coricancha
Matt Wolf, Casa Coricancha
Matt at Casa Coricancha

Saqsaywaman, Cusco Peru
Panorama of Cusco from Saqsaywaman

Standing under a carved face at Saqsaywaman
Q'enqo, where bodies were mummified and prepared for burial
Sacred Valley, Cusco Peru, Puka Pukara
The Sacred Valley as seen from Puka Pukara
Tambomachay, Cusco Peru
Tambomachay, a site devoted to life-giving water
​The next post in this three-part series will share our amazing adventure at Machu Picchu.
5 Comments
Lynette Rambo
5/30/2019 09:10:05 pm

What a wonderful trip, Sarah. And beautifully captured by your writing and photos. I really want to go now! Well, except for the altitude thing. 😊❤️

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Sarah
5/31/2019 10:12:04 am

Thanks, Nette! You'd love to mingle with the alpacas and llamas.

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Amy Polic
5/31/2019 12:36:57 am

Wow, what awesome pictures! I can’t wait to see more!

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Sarah
5/31/2019 10:12:47 am

Thanks, Amy! I'm working on the next post featuring Machu Picchu. :-)

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Brenda Hensley West
5/31/2019 06:32:27 pm

Looks very serene. I love alpacas and llamas been thinking of getting a
couple.

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