Peru, At Last!!

We left Tuesday on the 3:30 am airporter and now it is 9:30 pm Wednesday night and we are here in Ollantaytambo in the Andes of Peru.  Our flights were long, but we didn't have the sense that we were starting a grand adventure until we got into a taxi to get a collectivo (small van that can carry 16 people) for Ollantaytambo.  We both were hit with overwhelming sense of excitement and awe.  And so it begins.......

We got into Lima and to a small hostel at 2am.  We left again for the flight to Cuzcu at 10 am.

And now the magic begins...the ride out of Cuzco.

We arrive in Ollantaytambo.  It is the most wonderful little town I have ever seen!  It has been inhabited since the 1500's.  There are some narrow streets for the cars and buses, but many streets are about 5 to 10 feet wide.  We live up Calle De Medio about 3 blocks at the Andean Moon Hostel.

We were greeted at check-in with a cup of coca tea to help us get used to the altitude.