Day Eight

We travelled from Lima, on the coast, to Cusco which is situated in a more mountainous area.

The two cities are so different. Cusco is more touristy, being close to places such as Machu Picchu. The people in Lima did not seem to be as used to having tourists around and liked to stare at our family as we walked past. Perhaps this was because they weren't used to seeing such pale skin, or my lighter hair.

Cusco is also much more picturesque in my opinion. It doesn't have the same thick smog that we had to fly above to get out of Lima; there is blue sky! Yesterday, I was even able to go outside without my jacket on which I wasn't able to do whilst in Lima.

We ate a McDonalds ice cream in one of Cusco's Plazzas, surrounded by Catholic churches which had been built on Inca ruins.

While we are in Cusco, for the next two weeks, we are staying with the Williamson family who are BMS mission workers. They also write a blog: williamsonsinperu.blogspot.com