Leaving Lima

So in order to get my bearings on this so-called adventure of mine I decided to stay a day in Lima, or actually Miraflores (a weathier area). On the plane I met two fellow canadians, Jon (from Calgary) and Natalie (from Vancouver). The were planning to stay at the same hostel as me so we caught a cab together from the airport. The next day while I was eating my complementry breakfast at a nearby cafe, I met another lone traveller, Valentin (from Germany).


Nat, Jon, and Val (from left to right)

The four of us went to the Monasterio de San Francisco, where over 3000 people have been buried in the catacombs prior to any creation of a cemetary in Lima. After an earthquake massive ¨wells¨ were constructed to place the bones in, thought to be more stable. I have some pictures but since I forgot my cable adapter and have yet to buy one, you can´t see them!. But here´s an internet picture of one of the the wells.

SO after a day in Lima, just another big city (10 million big), I took off to cuzco.
.2.0. h.o.u.r.s. .o.n. .a. .b.u.s. .w.h.e.r.e. .t.h.e. .d.r.i.v.e.r. .i.s. .m.o.r.e. .i.n.t.e.r.e.s.t.e.d. .i.n. .s.p.e.e.d. .t.h.a.n. .c.o.m.f.o.r.t.
so i´m not exactly sure the exhaustion i feel right now is more from lack of sleep or the altitude... however i can´t walk a block with out breathing heavily so I guess it is the altitude! So next on the agenda is to plan how I´m getting to Machu Picchu... the Inca Trail is impossible to book but there are alternatives I´ll start looking into tomorrow...

again... still nothing all that interesting to write about without pictures to back it up.