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  Cusco, Peru
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

I arrived in Cusco on the 8 August with a one night stop over in Lima.

Cusco sits at a daunting altitude of 3,400m. I spent my first day acclimatising to the high altitude. It`s amazing how quickly our bodies can adapt to such an extreme change. I still get puffed every now and then when I walk up stairs but apart from that I`m fine.

Since arriving in Cusco I`ve found a room to rent with a Peruvian family, started work at the orphanage and also joined a group for a four day tour of the Sacred Valley.

The pics in this entry are from the tour of the Sacred Valley. In the weeks to come I will also update my blog with pics of my new home, common scenes around Cusco and of course the orphanage.

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01 - Chincheros	02 - View from Chincheros	03 - Ollantaytambo	04 - Drinking with the locals.
05 - Dinner with the group in Ollantaytambo	06 - Salt pans at Salineras	07 - Salt pans	08 - Morning of our hike to Machu Picchu
09 - The path	10 - Waterfall	11 - Dying......	12 - Terraces along the way
13 - Storm on the way	14 - View of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate	15 - Another hour to go b4 we reach Machu Picchu	16 - Machu Picchu

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