At this point, I think we could have done with not seeing another agricultural terrace, but this was part of the damned tour, and was included in our tourist ticket, and we had already rented a car for the day. So off we went to the Maras agricultural circle. There were 3. Left rather unimpressed after the days of stunning sites on the Inca Trail, but here are the photos as proof. We thought that perhaps these used to be an amphitheater for performances, or executions, or sports. Maybe they performed the Pachamama song here - this was probably my favourite song from being in Cusco/Sacred Valley, all the street performers were performing it. Special shout out to that YouTube clip at 1:20 where they make coca leaves rain. Oh yeah.
The purpose of this segment of the Sacred Valley tour for me really was to see the salt flats and I was glad we did it. We had to pay a separate S/. 7 entrance fee for that (not included in the tourist ticket). I dipped my finger into the running spring and licked it and confirmed it was salty, and got scolded by Lingon for that.
We had our last meal at Cicciolina in Cusco. I only mention it because I want to tell you not to eat there. It was not good.
We went to the Cusco airport early, since we only rented the car until a specified time. Cusco airport was unremarkable. Pringles were cheaper than on the Inca Trail, thankfully. Waited at the Lima airport food court, had Starbucks and Pardo's chicken (which was actually probably just as tasty as the branch we went to in Lima itself). The United counter opened at 7.30pm, AA around 9pm, and then we said adios to Peru. Fond memories.
I will end with a random Peruvian fact according to a guide we had. Quinoa used to be S/. 4 per kilogram 10 years ago, and is now S/. 22, more than 5 times the price.
The purpose of this segment of the Sacred Valley tour for me really was to see the salt flats and I was glad we did it. We had to pay a separate S/. 7 entrance fee for that (not included in the tourist ticket). I dipped my finger into the running spring and licked it and confirmed it was salty, and got scolded by Lingon for that.
We had our last meal at Cicciolina in Cusco. I only mention it because I want to tell you not to eat there. It was not good.
We went to the Cusco airport early, since we only rented the car until a specified time. Cusco airport was unremarkable. Pringles were cheaper than on the Inca Trail, thankfully. Waited at the Lima airport food court, had Starbucks and Pardo's chicken (which was actually probably just as tasty as the branch we went to in Lima itself). The United counter opened at 7.30pm, AA around 9pm, and then we said adios to Peru. Fond memories.
I will end with a random Peruvian fact according to a guide we had. Quinoa used to be S/. 4 per kilogram 10 years ago, and is now S/. 22, more than 5 times the price.
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