Cuzco, Peru
(After a marathon session in this internet cafe, I´m actually caught up to the present date.)
I arrive in Cuzco and go straight to Hostel Loki. I´m in a room with eight other guys. The beds are so nice that I fall asleep until almost eleven.
I go out to begin planning my last trip. While I´m searching for a recommended tourist agency, I happen upon a Culinary and Bar tending School graduation. For 3 soles, a little less than a dollar, you can sample the students meals. It must be some sort of contest because each student is recruiting customers. For three more soles you get to visit the bar as well. I have a very good vicuña lasagna and a drink called algorrin. Vicuña, case you don´t know, is a wild relation to the llama and alpaca. It resembles a long necked deer. It is a very good meat. Much better than llama and alpaca, which I think are a little dry.
After lunch I book my trip. I will be going to the Manu Biological reserve for 7 days and 6 nights. This is a rain forest preserve about half the size of Switzerland. The government protects the wildlife and the indigenous people. I will be hiking and rafting during the trip. Only 9 companies are licensed to guide tourists into the area. I was very lucky to get a space at this late of a date.
This will most likely be my last post until I return from Manu. If everything goes according to plan, I will return to Cuzco Saturday night, spend one more day here, and fly Cuzco-Lima-Houston-Atlanta on Monday the 30th.
(After a marathon session in this internet cafe, I´m actually caught up to the present date.)
I arrive in Cuzco and go straight to Hostel Loki. I´m in a room with eight other guys. The beds are so nice that I fall asleep until almost eleven.
I go out to begin planning my last trip. While I´m searching for a recommended tourist agency, I happen upon a Culinary and Bar tending School graduation. For 3 soles, a little less than a dollar, you can sample the students meals. It must be some sort of contest because each student is recruiting customers. For three more soles you get to visit the bar as well. I have a very good vicuña lasagna and a drink called algorrin. Vicuña, case you don´t know, is a wild relation to the llama and alpaca. It resembles a long necked deer. It is a very good meat. Much better than llama and alpaca, which I think are a little dry.
After lunch I book my trip. I will be going to the Manu Biological reserve for 7 days and 6 nights. This is a rain forest preserve about half the size of Switzerland. The government protects the wildlife and the indigenous people. I will be hiking and rafting during the trip. Only 9 companies are licensed to guide tourists into the area. I was very lucky to get a space at this late of a date.
This will most likely be my last post until I return from Manu. If everything goes according to plan, I will return to Cuzco Saturday night, spend one more day here, and fly Cuzco-Lima-Houston-Atlanta on Monday the 30th.
posted by Terrell at 3:14 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the posts. We pray for you nightly. I am envious of all you have seen and can't wait for the blow by blow. Talked to Mom and Dad today and she said Mimi and David are coming for Thanksgiving so you and Mimi can do dueling South America stories. By the way I also think that alpaca and llama are a little dry. I like jaguar myself.
I'll keep my hopes up for an internet cafe stashed somewhere in the rainforest, but I guess I can survive until next Monday either way!!
It is great reading about all the amazing stuff you have seen and I can't wait to see the pictures even though I know they will never do it justice!
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