Cusco: Market

We went to the market in Cusco, ostensibly to get me a new day backpack, as mine tore apart in Madrid airport not even making it in one piece to Peru. However, I found the exact same bag in the market in Ollantaytambo the very next day which kind of undermined our trip. Winnie from our hostel sorted us out big time with transport, which we never would have known about had it not been for her. The views on route to Cusco were pretty impresisve too.

We shared a taxi with 3, yes 3, other people to Urubamba for 2.5soles (about 75p) and from there got another shared taxi to Cusco for 7soles. Cheap as chips. Ollantaytambo to Cusco is about an hour and forty mins so you get good bang for buck here.

There is not much to say about Cusco, it didn’t look very attractive on approach and even less so when we were actually there. I’m very glad we are staying in quaint Ollantaytambo but if you want to party, Cusco is the place to be.

View of Cusco:

Sites in Cusco:

 

mmm, meat in the sun:

The market we went to wasn’t much to write home about, however some of the stalls and sights amused us so thought would share them:

Horrific manequins:

Every girl’s dream:

Stall of utter tat:

I only sell eggs:

No words…

We caught a shared minibus directly back to Ollantaytambo with about 15 other people for 10 soles:£2.50. Bloody brilliant.

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