May 17

The Machu Picchu Cusco, May 17, 2004
A few days ago I went to Machu Picchu Of course, if someone comes to Cusco, then it goes to Machu Picchu. The dud, and 'that despite being about three hours by train, you must pay at least $ 100 to visit the ancient ruins of the Incas.
The trick is to train: there is no 'road and rail, for foreigners, it costs at least $ 60 round trip. Then if you want to spend $ 300 U are free to do so, coaches are full of mature Americans and Japanese, where you can enjoy the journey with a brass band music.
The train takes you to Aguas Calientes, the village more 'near the ruins. From there 'the bus up to the top costs $ 9 U / r. , Another huge 'if proportionate to the rest. The entrance costs 20 U $ then.
In short, we have to Machu Picchu, approfittiamone.

Phone Peruvian But now 'imagine a tripluca lost in the square in Cusco after visiting various agencies and not be dropped below U $ 100 estimate.
Here he goes into a phone booth, closes it, fllasshhh a flash of light and emerges transformed with a red cape with the words STL: SuperTripLuca. But what does it do? He takes a taxi and disappears.
SuperTripLuca and 'party on a special mission, "Mission to Machu Picchu for the poor" and here are the results.
Bus from Cusco to Ollantaytambo = 1.2 Euro
Train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes U = $ 12
2 nights in Aguas Calientes = 10 euros
Bus to Machu Picchu on foot = (2 hours)
Entry to Machu Picchu 20 = U $
Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo = 12 U $
Bus from Ollantaytambo to Cuzco = 1.2 Euro

Total: a 50in euros, the goal '

Mission accomplished.

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Ok, apart from the mercenary aspect of Machu Picchu and 'spectacular.
To make the climb I ate coca leaves mixed with a piece of rock salt ash (history of certain enzymes to act / alkaline etc. ..) and I swear, I flew! I saw his legs seemed to go and they were my own!
I had already 'made tea' or chewed coca leaves but apparently do not make a great effect if your only exercise and 'beat the keys.
For the uninformed, to inform you: the use of coca leaves has nothing to do with cocaine, is not 'a drug, but not stimulating, like the coffee'.

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The film that I shot with Fiorella: Porchetta and the Virgin of Machu Picchu

The Virgin of Machu Picchu
02:29
May 10

Cuzco Plaza de Armas, as I write this report Cuzco, May 10
Like yesterday, today I got to the VIP balcony of my hotel, in Plaza de Armas to see the world. My location and 'good, I see everything and just see me, so I look without affecting, completely disagree with quantum theory, and I realize that I had forgotten one thing: how much and' beautiful people watching.
So I decide to turn on the computer and describe, while every 5 minutes, take a picture from the same location, to see the effect that makes' the sunset in the making.

FROM THE PLAZA TERRACE des Armas of Cusco
A Japanese man with long hair and sunglasses talking to a Peruvian and walks away from him, shouting:
- "Eg mentira" (bales)
the Peruvian follows him saying:
- "Amigo, wait"
- "No, no xyxyxxxy (here no longer feel 'what it says)
Then stop and Japanese gestures widely, of course, inca-ployed, while the Peruvian looks at him, then leave together.
He shifted his gaze on a highly decorated officer who speaks with a woman and her two daughters, one of the photos are, they talk, they laugh, they remain 'a half hour and then the lady walks away with his daughters and the cop goes back to look around of course very happy and proud to wear that uniform.

A girl blonde dreadlocks, dressed as a hippie barefoot in cold weather, for the record. Obviously you feel observed, apparently everyone watching. Passes and disappears.

Meanwhile, it is evening, a hundred passes through the square as a collegial group of blue ducks.

Around the square, passing cars, almost all taxis, all the time, like a carousel, walking in the center and local gringos.
Now we live ... you two girls sit down to a bench in front of me, and they talk.
a tourist taking a picture leaning against a lamppost on.

Someone, I suppose a policeman, whistling all the time, probably unnecessarily.
The fountain continues to flow, illuminated, too.

All the benches are full of people talking and a little 'nothing happens, maybe' cause I do not watch writing.
Ok, I look for a moment.

And now 'dark and the Christ of the hill and' them white with open arms as a reminder that now controls him and no longer 'the gods of the moon and sun.

A boy with the GAP sweater holding hands and talking with his girlfriend, now kiss each other, now both looking towards the cathedral, then leave.

A girl turns the square selling chocolate and probably picks up tourists spezzacuore clever voice.

The tourist bus in the shape of a passive conduit for the umpteenth time.

Now it's cold, the evening and 'established, and the day' over, slowly you start to think about dinner and at night, maybe tonight 'Exit' to try Britons or two Basques who had known that I found today in Patagonia during the ride on horseback.

I tremble from the cold, I close.

May 09

Riding in Cusco Cuzco, May 9, 2004
After a few days in Arequipa, the city 'white, where a lot of houses and walls are made of volcanic lava stone white mist, came to Cuzco or Cusco (one day you decide what's his name).
All, absolutely all Peruvians, told me I was beautiful, but for once I must say that expectations have been exceeded: and 'a very special place.
Since I am not very good at descriptions'll let 'photos that are speaking.
At the level of feeling / atmosphere may add that there 'will be something special ...' that the mountains around are green like Heidi (but 'instead of hello kids that are there are llamas that spit), will be' laying around There are a lot of Indians dressed as Indians, will be 'the color of the light or the walls built by the Incas mixed with colonial architecture ... will be' what will 'and the place', as they say the young Peruvians, "chevere" ( trad: cool, cool, strong).
Sarah ', finally, that I was in good company Having masterfully inserted into the social fabric and to be released in the evening with a group of Peruvian local and Lima, succeeding in a mission almost impossible in this "gringo area" where 50% of people the street are tourists.

The night 'was long and left me the feeling of emptiness and completeness of spiritual energy that only an all-night-long can' give.
There were six and we started in a bar-chic-modern cool with swinging stools, round tables and disturbing signs Inca walls, sipping a bottle of whiskey and red bull.
After this slight warming, we went to a disco in Latin music, 50% gringos, where I met a guy who speaks Italian and Peruvian living in Switzerland. He was happy to speak Italian and show your friends how good it was.
In fact he was good, so I was taught how to say in Piedmont, Sardinia and Rome I, ungrateful son of our land, I have never heard.
Apart from the dialects, and the content was interesting and 'right that everyone can compartir a little' of this conversation, 'cause otherwise someone could live in a world of illusion beautiful and healthy:
Then, we have already 'started talking, he looks at me, see I'm with the boys and girls, and one of them' more 'close to me:
- "And 'your pussy?" He says.
- "How?"
- "The Girl and 'your pussy?", He smiles with his mouth wide
- "Um .. no, we're all together"
Other ex-dividend
- "I am drug dealer: coca marie, exctasi"
He says it with such enthusiasm that seems to be a child who has received "good" report card.
- "Oh ... congratulations", I say
- "But I'm sure working for me and I am safe"
- "Oh .."
- "Look, see that?"
I look and I see a friend of his big and tall enough to be Peruvian.
- "It 'a police officer, working with me."
The police officer approaches him and says something in slang, probably something like:
- "Not too much to say that within the 'we need to eliminate"
So I say to Richard:
- "I do not say too much then I need to eliminate"
- "No, no, do not worry, I am clean"

Cuzco Plaza de Armas Meanwhile, other friends had joined the group, we were, I think it was a case, all dressed in black.
Glug, glug, meanwhile, continues to drop the beer (beer 1.2 euros for the record, orange vodka to 2.3 million) and suddenly the group decided to change seats.
We go down the street, five minutes walk with the spirits of the Inca Inca-ployed probably look at us, and here we are in a place with music gringa / techno / gispy-king and a lot of impossible jumps from one type of music and the other .
At this point we are all more 'or less cooked and beginning to see the Inca shaman hidden in the crowd immoral, so I decided to sit down and try to regain some' common sense.
Ding! The doorbell rings virtual "live it cool" place to change and here we are again.
(Ahh.devo say that you do not pay to go anywhere or almost).

We go into a nightclub, this will be 'the last, where we make the sunrise. About six o'clock we go to eat sandwiches. We stayed in 5 of 9 that we were at the top of the evening, and the faces are quite unseemly and 'well that hide behind a sandwich.
We go out, and 'the dawn, the sun is about to break and we, the lions of the night, we decided that the moment of proper rest and' joint.

As we walk under the arcades that seem to be colonial in Bologna, I meet you guess who? The two Britons of the land of fire. I quote here a piece of reports in which I talked about:

"... A Northern Ireland that he had understood everything I ordered water. At that time it was in the mood for confidences:
- You know, they are small, and the only way to keep up with others to drink and knocks' water.
In fact it worked and put me back on track. "

In short, two guys who I had in mind because they were 'positive and friendly. Very good, if the premises are all returned to Lima, and I was looking forward to a week of nature walks with you and 'coca leaves, now I know that with those two sponges, unfortunately, will not be' so