Mallqui Hostel is run more like a hotel, in the traditional sense, than a backpackers. Just to reinforce this, the breakfast was awesome. Instead of the usual buffet, fresh orange juice, fresh fruit/yogurt/cereal, egg and bread rolls were all served at the table.

We had arranged to meet Andy and Carlee at San Cristobal church to walk up to the archeological site of Saqsaywamán, or 'Sexy Woman' as it's more popularly know as. The walk up the hill was slow and steady and by the time we reached the final bend in the road we realised that there was an entrance fee to even the viewpoint over the city. It wasn't just paying a single fee at the gate, you needed to buy a 'Tourist Ticket' which is valid for all archeological sites in the wider Cusco area.

We turned around and decided to walk up to the Statue of Christ instead which we knew was free. Going by the road would have taken ages so we decided to work our way through the houses on the steep hillside. Once the houses ran out, we zig-zagged our way up the tracks on the hill. Eventually we reached the road and it was an easy walk to the statue. The statue has a very prominent position and has great views of the city and to our surprise, views down over the Saqsaywamán ruins.

Peru is full of seemingly stray dogs although they're not really, they have owners but they're just not as loyal as a pet. They are on the whole, really placid and friendly except for the dogs we came across on the way down the hill. We were coming down the steps through some pretty run down houses but a pack of dogs became very aggressive and refused to let us past. We took an alternative route and it happened to be a more direct route back to the city centre.

We went to the market to buy some nuts and coca leaves for our trek. The market was full of usual brightly coloured fruit and vegetables but the meat section was a bit more unusual. In addition to the standard hacked up carcases of cows, there were cow heads on display. The ears were missing and the skin peeled off but the eyes and a wet, whiskery nose remained intact. What they did with the heads, we've no idea - perhaps Google might have some recipes online. There were also some frogs for sale - some alive and some dead - apparently they were an aphrodisiac.

Afterwards we went to Don Pimiento, a local restaurant that our previous hostel had recommended. It wasn't quite midday and the 'Menu del Diá' wasn't available yet so to kill time we went to the Choco Museum. It's always nice to get free samples of chocolate and David even managed to get a sample of a spicy, chocolate flavored Pisco.

Back at Don Pimiento's, today's menu was not to everybody's liking so we went to Jack's again. Maria opted for a very healthy and tasty Cesar Salad while David went for an equally tasty, but less healthy, Ozzie breakfast.

We went to the Coca Museum after lunch and were pleased to find out it was free entrance today. It was very informative and we all learnt more about the plant and its uses. The most bizarre bit of the exhibition was the detailed, step by step instruction of how to make cocaine from the coca leaf. It even had sub-sections where different countries used slightly different steps in the process.