RTW Day 2: Cusco

So far Qosqo is a beautiful place, but also very overrun by tourists. Yesterday when I arrived I walked through the city to my hotel instead of getting a taxi. I didn't feel great because of the altitude but I'm glad I did it as I got to see some of the streets without touristas.

After checking in with Raul at my hotel I went to a restaurant and had alpaca for dinner. It was good, but honestly even the potatoes (papas moraya) were amazing. I have yet to try cuy (roasted guinea pig) but rest assured I will.

 

I visited several museums today which were decent, and then took a cooking class and that was awesome. I may continue to make that a habit everywhere I go. Today I made crema de quinoa (creamy quinoa soup), rocotas rellenos (stuffed peppers, pictured below), y chicha morada (purple corn juice) and for desert chocolate fondue with mango, banana, pepino y chirimoya.

 

 

I was on my way to a bar later to meet anyone and I ended up running into a native Peruvian man named Antonio and we talked for quite awhile over a couple bottles of Cusqueña at a local restaurant. Good conversation - I never made it to the bar. I hope to meet more interesting people as I carry on.

It's weird to be in a place where English is sort of hard to come by. I'm thankful for high school Spanish classes, but it's sure humbling to be in a place where your native tongue is a bother.

Pero no es uno problemo, es una oportunidad para aprender hablar español.