Coozco

We came to Cuzco for a few days on route to Lima and we really quite liked it here. The nightlife wasn't great, and we had hostel issues meaning we only really got one proper night where we were supposed to stay.. But Cuzco itself is really beautiful

The centre has loads of ancient buildings, churches and cathedrals etc.. randomly in the cobbled street you'll come across the oldest Inca wall ever built, or a town square with a thousands of years old gold statue in it. If you like a museum or a bit 'o ancient history, Cuzco is for you

We first got here having booked 3 nights, to find out that our hostel had been closed down for safety regs... So we moved to a slightly less appealing place up the road, and fell asleep / woke up to 80s love songs (not all bad times)

We met the gayest guys in the land one eve, who we played pool with and went to every 'free drink' bar we could find (free drink being a choice of vodka, gin or 'ron'). The guys started arguing a few bars in, one trying to get a taxi to a gay club, the other shouting he was sleeping on the couch, so we politely shook them off... Then came across a bar of Argentinian 'Musicians' who we could only communicate with through the word of the bongos, and not by a single comprehensive word of mouth..

There's a massive market here and the streets get lined with old ladies selling mystery foods which we now eat, being hard. You pay maybe 50p and get a plate of veg, rice, potato, maybe some noodles and misery meats if you want. It's normally served from the fair ladies unwashed hands, maybe picked off the floor in a 10 second rule fashion...but bargain times and still no shits.. Winner!

We've found when people are asking our age that they're averaging us at around 23yrs...... Which makes every 20 hour bus ride or ice cold shower a little more palatable I tell thee, hahaa!

We're off to Lima now for beach side hostel times... maybe ride a wave, maybe eat some fish.. Who needs actual plans!