After a nice breakfast and brisk walk through a park adjacent to my hotel, I head back to the airport for a flight to Cusco. As my plane taxis away from the gate I notice a massive plume of smoke from a fire or explosion. I was never able to learn the cause but was grateful that my plane was already off the gate when it happened.

On arrival in Cusco my first priority was to connect with a trekking company. Jeanine made me promise that I would not climb alone and I quickly made arrangements for a 4 day, 3 night trek over the Salkantay Pass leaving very early the next morning. Next I hired a driver and guide to take me on a tour of the Sacred Valley for the remainder of the day. Before heading off I snapped a couple of pictures in Cusco.

The ruins at Chinchero are our first stop. The superb stonework of the terraced walls and mountainside food repositories reveal the craftsmanship and ingenuity of the Incan people.

We then move on to Ollantaytambo. During the Inca Empire, it was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru it served as a stronghold for Manco Inca Yupanqui, leader of the Inca resistance.

As night time arrives we make the long drive back to Cusco where I do a little more photography before finding a nice restaurant for dinner. In the process of making the last photo here (shot from inside the restaurant) of the Plaza de Armas, I met a gentleman from Lyon, France who was also dining alone. During the ensuing conversation we discovered we shared a great deal in common and we parted by sharing invitations to visit each others homes. I arrived at my hostel by 8PM just in time to meet a representative from the trekking company to receive an orientation for the climbing to begin tomorrow.
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