This week was our trip to Cuzco. I just got back from Mancora the week before, so I am excited to see how different the culture from Northern Peru is in comparison to Southern Peru. Cuzco was cold, but a very urban culture. When people think of Peru I would assume Cuzco is the place they have in mind. There you can see many people dress more like the culture. This is something that you do not see in the city. We arrived in our hotel and got accommodated well. The first day I went to walk around the town and get to know the new place. I came across a vegetarian restaurant and talked to the manager for a while. That was a great experience, later that day we went on a field trip to around the town. I really enjoyed the structure of the town, it was old but beautiful at the same time. The next day was a full day tour; we visited places that resembled Machu Picchu. It was all very beautiful; we visited so many places in one day. Our tour guide Nacho did a great job at showing us around and explaining the history behind every site we visited. There was a lot of Cathedrals that were beautiful. There is one church that was beyond beautiful! I wish I could have taken pictures but it was prohibited. I was personally amazed at how much history my religion has. Personally, it was something to be proud of and something I respect a lot. Lunch was provided that day, which was great, and more pictures with lamas were taken. The next day we had to wake up at 5 a.m. to head to Machu Picchu. It was about a two-hour bus drive to the train station. I had never road on a train before so this was very exciting for me. What was more astonishing was the view. Peru has so much beautiful scenery. You can se the Andes Mountains so clearly. A river flowed down the mountains and with the mountains there was a mixture of what seemed like a forest. It took another hour to get to the city of Machu Picchu. We took a bus to get to the very top of the mountain (where the actual Machu Picchu is located). In order to be able to explore all of Manchu Picchu it takes all day. We hiked and went through all of Machu Picchu and it was a beautiful experience. The most amusing part for me where the lamas. There were lamas just walking around. We got to take pictures and enjoy the beautiful scenery. I was so impressed by how the Incas were able to create such a beautiful structure with no technology. Imagine how long that would have taken. There are rumors that there is another site like Machu Picchu and even more beautiful. However, it is difficult to locate. This trip was very different from Mancora. They both have one similarly, tourism. In Mancora the tourism consists of tours like swimming with turtles, boat rides, visiting crocodiles, zip lining etc. In Cuzco the tourism consist of taking picture with the lady’s in their cultural clothes, pictures with lamas, Peruvian folk music, traditional food, Machu Picchu and much more. In comparison to the United States it is very different. When you visit different cities, town in the United States you will find different customs. It is the same here in Peru. Every part that you visit has different customs, for example Lima is a city. In Lima you will be surrounded by the city life, of course with a touch of Peruvian style.
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April 2015
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