Cuzco

We stayed at Inkarri Hostel, just a few blocks from the main square. I liked it because it was cute, had internet, and free breakfast. Althought the breakfast was always the same thing: a tiny cup of orange juice, hard circular bread with jam, eggs, a tiny cup of good coffee, and a typical peruvian concoction of fruit, liquid yogurt, with cereal like Sugar Smacks on the top. We didn't have heat and warm showers were sometimes available.

They try to incorporate relics from the past into their modern spaces. This wooden railing in 300 years old.

Women weaving and alpacas or llamas are a common sight on the streets. Alpacas look just like llamas, but they have longer, thicker fur.

The first things I noticed in Cuzco were all the dogs. There must have been 85 dogs on the 15 minute drive to our hostel. Everyone had a watch dog, and there are lots of street dogs too. The Peruvians love their dogs, but they do not have the luxury of treating them like Americans. The dogs sleep outside; they feed them scraps of leftover food because dog food is too expensive, and sometimes they hit them.