Cuso - in the heart of the Andes - Inca country

22:15 mareku 0 Comments

coca tea

 A short flight from Lima took us to Cusco - in the heart of the Andes. We were prepared for the worst of altitude sickness, but things turned out fine. Sure the first hours we had to adjust - almost exhausted from a couple of stairs and dizzy when raising to fast. But after a while we got used to the lack of oxygen and our bodies adjusted. Coca leaf tea (which tastes like any other green tea) seems to help, zo we drank lots of it. As in Lima there are many, many, many (and even more) people and markets with artisan products for sale. Some just hideous, some more traditional. We couldn't refuse all offers, so bought some stuff. I really like the patterns and designs of the textile we see here.