Final part
I'm now back in Cusco after the 4 hour train trip, and it's about midnight. I've spent the last 2 hours or so trying to upload these damned photos, but finally it looks like I've done it.
Just a few observations from my time in Peru:
There are a lot of dogs here, not sure whether they are pets or whether they are just tame wild dogs that just wander around getting scraps of food from various sources.
There were a lot of really nice butterflies in Machu Picchu - not the first thing you'd expect 2,400 metres above sea level.
A lot of the residential homes in Cusco and the countryside are made from mud bricks. The average dwellinghouse consists of mud brick walls, and some corrugated tin/plastic for a roof. They seem to work pretty well despite their basic design.
Tomorrow I have to check out fairly early, but I have the bulk of the morning and afternoon here in Cusco before I fly to Santiago via Lima. I got off the train at around 7 this evening, and then checked back into the hotel and went for dinner. I decided early on in the trip that I would try local delicacies where they were available. I have already had Alpaca on this trip - it's a type of Llama. It was surprisingly tasty - being in taste and consistency similar to tender beef or perhaps Ostrich. Tonight all that remained was for me to try the Cuy al Horno - or to you and I, Guinea Pig...
I had been forewarned that when it comes to the table it looks a bit gruesome, and indeed it did. There was not much meat on it, but what there was was extremely tasty. It was highly seasoned, and had been stuffed with herbs, and it tasted sort of like crispy duck crossed with jerky. I also tried out another of the local drinks - Chicha...I think I was meant to have it neat, but they mixed it up for me after warning me that it might upset my stomach. They seemed intent on plying me with no end of free alcohol at this restaurant, perhaps because I might be one of the few Westerners to actually eat and enjoy the guinea pig! I ended up being given a pisco sour and two large shots of some kind of Anis spirit.
Here are the last of the pics - see the prior 3 parts for all the images from the last 4 days or so.
My guinea pig
Looking back to Machu Picchu. You can see the road snaking up the hill.
Me in front of Machu Picchu and Waynu Picchu
The sign at the Gate of the Sun
Just a few observations from my time in Peru:
There are a lot of dogs here, not sure whether they are pets or whether they are just tame wild dogs that just wander around getting scraps of food from various sources.
There were a lot of really nice butterflies in Machu Picchu - not the first thing you'd expect 2,400 metres above sea level.
A lot of the residential homes in Cusco and the countryside are made from mud bricks. The average dwellinghouse consists of mud brick walls, and some corrugated tin/plastic for a roof. They seem to work pretty well despite their basic design.
Tomorrow I have to check out fairly early, but I have the bulk of the morning and afternoon here in Cusco before I fly to Santiago via Lima. I got off the train at around 7 this evening, and then checked back into the hotel and went for dinner. I decided early on in the trip that I would try local delicacies where they were available. I have already had Alpaca on this trip - it's a type of Llama. It was surprisingly tasty - being in taste and consistency similar to tender beef or perhaps Ostrich. Tonight all that remained was for me to try the Cuy al Horno - or to you and I, Guinea Pig...
I had been forewarned that when it comes to the table it looks a bit gruesome, and indeed it did. There was not much meat on it, but what there was was extremely tasty. It was highly seasoned, and had been stuffed with herbs, and it tasted sort of like crispy duck crossed with jerky. I also tried out another of the local drinks - Chicha...I think I was meant to have it neat, but they mixed it up for me after warning me that it might upset my stomach. They seemed intent on plying me with no end of free alcohol at this restaurant, perhaps because I might be one of the few Westerners to actually eat and enjoy the guinea pig! I ended up being given a pisco sour and two large shots of some kind of Anis spirit.
Here are the last of the pics - see the prior 3 parts for all the images from the last 4 days or so.
My guinea pig
Looking back to Machu Picchu. You can see the road snaking up the hill.
Me in front of Machu Picchu and Waynu Picchu
The sign at the Gate of the Sun
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