Cusco

​After 54 hours of taking the bus with a night in Lima we finally arrived in Cusco. Because we were very tired, we took the first cheap hostel that had a kitchen, hot water and WiFi.

It was actually a small culture shock being in the south since we were so used to negotiating at the market and not being treated too much different than the locals. It seems that here in the south people are more used to tourists so we had to pay extra prices for the collectivos and had to get used to people actually understanding what we are saying when we talk German.

We went to the Inca museum, the chocolate museum, the big Jesus statue, took a free walking tour and went hiking in the mountains. At the hostel we met another German couple, Gitti and Peter, with whom we spend a few evenings, including on Paulas birthday and Christmas. For Paulas birthday the special food was Serano gammon. On Christmas we even had Sauerkraut.

All in all we had a fantastic time in Cusco and it is a very beautiful city. Next we are going to Puno and from there without a stop to Copacabana in Bolivia, right next to Lake Titikaka.