Cuzco, Peru

We made it back to Bogota for a night before catching our flight out to Peru the next day. We met up with Caleb and Brandon, the guys we had been traveling with in Colombia and they took us to an Electronica party. Yeah, can´t say I´ve been frequenting those at home, so to go to one in Bogota made it that much more interesting. I became fascinated by how fired up everyone was at a DJ holding headphones to his ear. He touched a switch and jumped away like he dunked in some guys face, staring at the record player with a look of triumph. The crowd went wild. It was a cultural experience, I guess. We awoke the next morning and took advantage of our air pass we bought some months ago to make the trip to Cuzco, Peru.

Its been interesting hearing about all the people who bus everywhere, we have been flying mostly due to great deals we got on flights. Apparently the 55 minute flight from Lima to Cuzco is a 24 hour bus ride, more if the roads close due to mudslides and rain. We like flying. We arrived in Cuzco and are staying at a pretty major Hostel, Loki, with about 100 residents. We´ve just hung out and done research on the best way to attack Machu Picchu. There are ton of ways to do it, we settled on the 3 night 4 day jungle trek. It takes you up to the mountains, where you do a half day bike ride down, followed by two days trekking on parts of the Inca Trail. The fourth day you wake up at 4 am to get to the ruins of Machu Picchu for sunrise and to beat the crowds as best you can, because there are crowds galore. We then make it back to our Hostel at 10 that night. This whole trek begins early tomorrow morning, so we should be off the map for a few days. Needless to say, the entry after we return should be of epic nature.

PS... I just read the A´s aren´t going to Fremont, which was awesome. It got a few fist pumps even here in Peru. Hope everyone is well at home, keep the emails and comments coming as they continue to entertain.