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Most of you might have heard of Cusco, also known as the Inca capital and one of the highest towns in Peru. I know that all of my trip in South America I have been hearing about this place so finally I got to check it out for myself.
As an Israeli I must say that I felt quite at home here since walking down the streets you hear, see, and know familiar faces from the homeland. After a long time in Bolivia, I was looking forward to getting to this place since I heard of all the people, the good parties, the plethora of outdoor activities and of course, all the Inca history.

Chola and children

I have to say that now after being here for quite sometime I have some mixed feelings about this place. In and around Cusco is just absolutely marvelous. So fascinating to see all the history dating back to the Inca about 500 years ago and how a lot of their monuments are still erect in the area. Their work is just mind boggling! You stand there uder a 20,000 ton rock perfectly placed like a puzzle ontop of another well chiseled rock, I mean, I just can’t put these feelings in words.  The city itself is gorgeous, with a lot of beautiful Spanish architecture that has mixed in well with the Inca ruins but the people, oh the people, are just plain annoying!! I usually don’t like judging, but when you walk down the street and all of a sudden a crowd of locals run up to you to try and get you to their restaurant, massage parlor, or tourist agency you just feel like swatting them like flies! Even right after they watch you leave a restaurant they willstill come and ask you if you like to dine in their ´great cuisine restaurant´I mean, haven’t they got any clue?? Are they not paying any attention that they saw me 5 minutes ago come out of a restaurant???

Inca Stones

Ok, enough of that ranting and raving, back to the more interesting stuff…

I ran into a lot of people I knew through my travels here and after asking then when they got to Cusco and hearing their absurd answer of ´3 weeks ago!´I ask myself, why? What can you possibly do here for such a long time?!?! Well, some answered with the simple answer, ´nothing, just really good parties, I can’t get out of here!´while others listed a long list of fun activities they did.

From rafting, trekking, and horse riding, to sightseeing, history and the usual hanging out in the city, this place is full of things to do, and we tried to do it all!

Next blog: the Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu I did with my parents!

Stay tuned!!

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