On Saturday 2nd August, we arrived at the PeruRail station eager to begin our journey to Cusco. We had chosen not to fly there, but rather take the picturesque journey northward by train.
The journey from Puno to Cusco takes around 11 hours, so we settled in and prepared to enjoy the views and the service.
We basically spent the day in comfortable armchairs, being served drinks and food throughout the day, yes please.
The real treats, however, were the views. Just stunning, and so diverse as we travelled up the country.
In the middle of our journey, the train stopped for 10 minutes at its highest point (4319m), to allow us to take some photos and enjoy the views. Sylvie chatted to a lady selling various items made from llama wool, and couldn’t resist buying herself a scarf.
You could immediately tell we were at higher altitude here, as soon as we got out of the train it was trickier to breathe while walking, and the altitude headaches were back. Thankfully, it was only a 10 minute stop and we were soon back inside and continuing on our journey.
It was quite a day! All of us commented later on that it definitely didn’t feel like 11 hours, the time passed very pleasantly – we played cards, read books, ate good food and of course, thoroughly enjoyed the scenery.
We arrived in Cusco later that evening, collected our rucksacks and went out to meet our driver. He got us safely to our hotel and we basically skipped dinner, showered, unpacked and were all asleep by 9pm!
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