Wednesday, 2/27. A touch of food poisoning impacted my day. We sat on the tarmac for an hour before departing Lima. Met nice bus in Cusco and drove on to our ultimate destination. Several stops.
Massive souvenir center. Baby lama photo ops ($1). Children photo ops ($1). Jewelry, pottery, etc. I’m now among some serious shoppers. Meanwhile, I sat next to the lamas and children and blew up balloons. Kids were happy.
Stopped at a town famed for rotisserie guinea pigs. People drive hours to eat here. Ate a sample. Didn’t really remind me of anything else. Visited a guinea pig growing barn. Cute pigs. No photos due to the sensitivity of a frequent subscriber.
Stopped at a Coca seller’s house. I stayed on the bus. Wasn’t interested. The town is a large source of illegal cocaine. Coca is from the same plant, but it’s mostly legal at 10% the profit. Helps with altitude sickness, dulls the taste buds.
Got to the hotel and went to bed. Nearly missed dinner and it’s entertainment. Went back to bed. Feeling better.
View from 12,000 feet. Brown river diminished the beauty. 
Surreptitious photo (didn’t pay the $1) 
