Our last day in Cusco began with a final pack of the bags, a deliciously fresh breakfast and a stroll around the town. We definitely haven’t seen everything Cusco has to offer, but we have loved every minute we’ve been here.
The girls wanted to head back to the famous San Pedro market again, so that was our first stop.
We then made our way to a local cafe that promised delicious food and drink – the perfect way to end our time here. The food and drinks were indeed amazing (and huge portions!), but it took longer to arrive than we expected. This meant that Dave had to leave early to collect the Grant laundry on time, and the rest of us had a bit of a speedy (not recommended at altitude!!) walk back to our hotel to get back in time for our transfer to the airport. The hills and steps of Cusco are challenging at altitude if you’re doing them quickly!
It wasn’t long before Eber had efficiently Tetrus-ed our backpacks into the van and we were heading to the airport. Time to say goodbye to Perú.
Two flights were on the cards – Cusco to Lima, and then Lima to Buenos Aires – so we needed to settle in to our travel day.
We cannot believe we have finished our 2 weeks in Peru! We have really enjoyed it all, and would happily spent another 2 weeks here – from deserts to lush jungles to high altitude lakes and historical ruins galore – what a brilliant place to travel.
We’ve honestly fallen in love with this beautiful, fascinating country with its intriguing culture and smiley, friendly people. Thanks for an amazing two weeks Peru!
Thankfully, despite our flight from Cusco to Lima being delayed, we still had enough time in to check in our bags and grab something to eat before our next flight to Buenos Aires.
The flight from Lima to Buenos Aires only took 4 hours – something all of us adults had completely missed!! Plus we had mixed up what the time difference would be … so we ended up arriving in BA around 4:30am having only had a couple of hours sleep on a flight that lasted 4 hours! Add to that a ridiculously long queue for immigration in an overly heated space and we were 8 very tired, hot and bothered humans!
Once we were through immigration, we said goodbye to the Grant family as we are spending the next week doing separate things in Argentina. (We have plans to meet up for lunch in Uruguay on Sunday though, if it all works out).
Martin booked an Uber, and soon we were zooming through the city heading to our hotel, tired, but excited to see what delights we find in Argentina!
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