So Tuesday was the second day of the Inca Trail and this is the hardest day with the Dead Women's Pass being reached at around 4,200 m above sea level. We were awoken by our porters at 5.30am with cries of ola amigos and cups of coca tea. We felt ready to get up after sleeping comfortably and, more importantly, dryly since about 8.30pm. We packed up our stuff and all had breakfast which again was pretty good. We started the day at around 3,200m above sea leve...

We started the Inca Trail on Sunday 10th November and it was an early start with us up at 5am for a 5.50am pickup. We jumped on the bus full of anticipation and met the rest of our tour group which totalled 10 of us. After about an hour and a half on the bus, we stopped in a small village for some breakfast and for a chance to pick up anything we might need for the four days ahead. After another half hour on the bus we reached our final stop, which I'm not sure...

We awoke quite late on Friday morning as we make the most of possible lie-ins before we start the Inca Trail. We decided to go for a bit of a walk through the 'real' Cusco to the stadium once we had raised ourselves from our pits. After walking for around an hour, we made it to the stadium only to find that it was being renovated. We enjoyed the walk anyway in the bright sunshine and seeing a different side of the city to the tourist centre. After finding our...

Wednesday saw us go on the free walking tour around Cusco. Logic would indicate that you should do this when you first arrive in a city but not for us. We decided to do it after around 5 days in the city. Anyways, the tour took us around the main sights of the city and a few of the lesser known sights. It was an excellent tour and lasted around 3 hours before finishing in the chocolate museum to Beth's delight. Whilst on the tour, they raffle prizes and surp...

So on Sunday afternoon, we went to see the 12 sided stone which is near the main plaza in Cusco. It was pretty decent but to be honest it just looked like a load of stones to us. You are meant to be able to see different shapes of animals in the stone but we couldn't really make them out. After this, Beth was really excited to see the chocolate museum so we ventured there. It was quite interesting with the history of cacao and we were given a complimentary ch...