Peru update: Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu

It's been a little while since our last update. We made it to Lima fine, and met a lovely little lady on the bus called Carmela, who took us round the city and showed us all the sights. Here she is with Lew and Chris


We saw piles of bones in the catacombs, paragliders off the cliffs of Miraflores and enjoyed all the luxuries of being in a capital city - international calls to home and laundry being the best ones.


From Lima we flew to Cusco, which saved us a full day on the bus. The flight instead is 1 hour. Cusco is the tourist mecca of Peru and where we are still now. It's very beautiful here. I could spend a long time here if only we had more time. Still, I feel very priveleged to be here in what was once the capital city of the Incas.

Of course, the other thing we did was the inca trail... one of the highlights of our whole trip, and... wow. Breathtaking. It was a beautiful trail, full of ancient ruins and mystical views. We had an amazing guide who explained so much about the Incas. They really were incredible engineers to have built such amazing cities, complete with underground irrigation, terraces, fountains and over 2000km of inca 'royal highway' running for much of the length of the Andes. Anyway, here's the picture you'll all be expecting hehe. There are plenty more if you follow the link.