Sacred Valley
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007I would say that the Sacred Valley around Cusco, Peru is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. Jillian and I enjoyed a day seeing half of the valley and I definitely wanted to see the other half when Mark and I got to Cusco after leaving Arequipa. We hired a driver which costs about $50-60 for the day. I could not handle the idea of doing a bus group tour and given that the private car option is only about $15 more per person based on two of us, it suited us well. Cusco had become half gringo land between my first visit with Jillian during February when the Inca Trail is closed and March when it had reopened. It’s still a great place, but the solitude we enjoyed in February was fading quickly. I can’t imagine being there in June-August. It looks like I will be there again in late April or early May and I bet it will be even crazier. The same goes for the day trips to Sacred Valley.