Marek The night trip to Cuzco was a nightmare. The bus was of course very comfortable, plenty of legroom and all the amenities, however….
When I saw a driver dressed like a Himalayan climber on his way to Mount Everest, it made me a little suspicious, but in the end I thought it was a local fashion. Or the guy has sick roots, maybe cystitis.
I was wrong. Despite the fact that the driver was too warm during the drive and opened his window, the tomy felt like we were in an extended cryotherapy session. Frosty mountain air was flowing into the bus all the way. And we, wrapped in all warm clothes, tried to survive somehow. And they said that it was warm in South America. Yes, but except at night.
Do you remember that in Mexico City, the building material from the Aztec pyramids was used to build cathedrals? In Cuzco, the entire city was built from materials obtained from Inca buildings. As a result, the walls of most buildings, about a meter high, consist of stones obtained from Inca temples and other historic buildings. The Spaniards, in order to build Cuzco, razed the previously standing city to the ground. A great, great pity.
Finally, I have a warning for you. Under no circumstances should you photograph llamas grazing on the streets of the city. An attempt to immortalize this dignified animal always ends up being surrounded by a crowd of Peruvians, who claim that the llama is their property and demand a dollar for each photo taken of it.
