Lima, Cusco and Aguas Calientes

So I made it to Lima on a plane with tape on its wings but it worked. I has able to meet up with my travel companion, KF "el chinito", VC and AA at the Flying Dog hostel. The hostel did not allow slappers!!!

We met up with Carlos and his wife Patricia on our first day in Lima and he showed us all around town. He took us to a swanky restaurant overlooking the beach where we had excellent civiche (and I am not a big fan of seafood so this is big for me).

Later on that night we went to Carlos's parent's house and met up with an admit to grab dinner on the beach again. Then we partied until 230 am. We slept for an hour and then caught our flight to Cusco.

We slept most of the day in Cusco but did manage to get out at night. We got to see a dog dodge two cars only to get nailed by the third. AA let out a big scream while KF and I chuckled. The dog didn't seem phased at all and went about it's merry way.

Today we woke up early to catch out 7 am train to Cusco. We got into Cusco around noon and then the 4 of us set off to hike up a little hill called Putucusi. We think it was 2500 m above sea level but we're not sure.

It was pretty steep in some areas and we had to climb up these ladders. the climb was rough but some of us were determined to make it to the top. The hostel told us the hike should only take 60 minutes but it ended up being much longer.

Only 2 of us made it to the top of Putucusi and it was definitely worth it because it overlooked Macchu Picchu.

Tomorrow, we're waking up early again to head to Macchu Picchu. Should be fun...