Machu Pichu and Peruvian highlights
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| new friends |
The trillion tourists all leave after 3pm, and only the guests of the Sanctuary Lodge remain...this is when you have the whole place to yourself, there is nothing like the atmosphere of this sacred place you share with only a lama or two!
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| water features in Machu Pichu |
This is what you do!!! Arrive in Lima and get out as quickly as possible...fly to Cusco and take a taxi immediately to Urumbamba in the Sacred Valley. This allows you to descend immediately to a lower elevation and avoid altitude sickness. I loved the Tambo del Inca hotel, and you will too!
Onto Machu Pichu by train and stay at the Machu Pichu Sanctuary Lodge if you can, or down in Aquas Caliete at the Machu Pichu Pueblo Lodge.
Visit Ollantaytambo, it is magnificent
http://www.ollantaytambo.org/en/
my guide Natalie +51 984 754 658 was brilliant for the whole trip.
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| Traditional garb |
At the Market in Urumbamba we found at least 100 varieties of potato!
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| Enjoy a Pisco sour or here a coca sour!! |
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| Pisco |
I booked a cooking lesson with Pio Relax at El Huatacay in Urumbamba... He is a cutie! We made Causa, and Alpaca tenderloin after and drank coca sours all through the lesson!!
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| Causa the national dish of Peru |
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| Alpaca is so delicious |
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| we added these broad beans to the quinoa |
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| Yummy! |
Back in Cusco
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| in Cusco we went to the chocolate factory |
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| and to the central market |
At the Market in Urumbamba we found at least 100 varieties of potato! 
I booked a cooking lesson with Pio Relax at El Huatacay in Urumbamba... He is a cutie! We made Causa, and Alpaca tenderloin after and drank coca sours all through the lesson!!
