We loved our time in Quito. The people, the culture... Ecuador treated us well and we couldn't have asked for a better trip to the capital city. But we LOVE it here in cusco! This charming mountain town is full of the kindest locals, narrow cobblestone streets, and some of the BEST food our foodie selves can handle. It's true that we have eaten our way through cusco... How could you not when they put quinoa in everything? (#superfoodsyall). The only downside to this (almost) perfect peruvian city? its filled with tourists. But we have managed to find great restaurants and streets to wander that are off the beaten path, and thats where we have gotten the biggest bang for our buck here.
Over the past couple of days we have had a lot of great experiences here. As mentioned, we had the privelege of meeting the awesome missionary at his coffee shop, the Meeting Place, which we returned to the next morning for some texas-sized waffles and some good, strong coffee. We visited the Choco Museo- a museum full of chocolate. Yes we found more chocolate, but no, not as great as the chocolate from our friend Christina at Chez-Tiff in Quito. We watched USA beat Ghana (attaway boys) at a Peruvian bar while drinking Cusqueñas, a great local beer. And we had our first taste of pisco sour, a cocktail special to cusco which is absolutely delicious. Only bad experience? The free walking tour. It was sub sub par to say the least, but at least we got some good walking in.
Tonight as we are winding down, the streets have been lively with indigenous parades around the plaza de armas (we think it might be celebrations leading up to their huge Incan holiday Inti Raymi- the festival of the sun). We are currently packing for our 5 day trek to Machu Picchu with our guide josé. Wake up call for tomorrow? 3:30 AM, so we best be getting to bed. More updates to come!
Oh, and the Saqsaywuman mentioned in the title refers to an ancient Incan ruin located in cusco. It is literally pronounced "sexy woman" and we giggle every time a Peruvian says the word and then start to make lots of weak saqsaywuman jokes. We think we're funny.
Adios for now amigos!
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