Alarm clock set at 5.30 AM: off to Cusco! After a one hour flight we arrived early in the morning at our first stop in the Andes. Completely different from Lima at first sight, as expected, but it would surprise us even more! After we checked in at our, ahum, dodgy-vanilla-smelly-30$-a-night-hostel, we were ready to discover this amazing city. We headed towards the main Mercado Central, but we ended up in the ‘non-tourist’ zone. A little bit light headed because of the altitude we strolled through the local market, starred, stunned, amazed, surprised, charmed, chocked, … a mixture of crazy, yet positive vibes. We tried all the local food we could; from the delicious typical Peruvian cheese to fresh pomegranates, plantanas, bread, caramalized figs, sweet tomatoes, … We ate for an army or two!
It’s Easter, as you all know, and this is also an important festivity here in Peru. The locals were all dressed up bright and flowers were very present, making it a beautiful and colorful sight.
Peru, Alpaca, Knitwear, … = playground for LN. Time for some souvenir shopping… We bumped into an adorable old lady who was hand knitting amazing Isabel Marant look-a-like cable knit sweaters. Me and Griet we’re sold instantly: how do you like my catch off the day? I love my natural mix color, perfect to combine with every color and size of my beautiful LN|Andes collection!
As it is rainy season at this moment in Cusco, we couldn’t stay behind and we had to buy ourselves a typical-ugly-matchu-picchu raincoat! But we still managed to get some trendy colors, warm orange and petrolium blue. We try to backpack in style as much as possible, even though we both look like exploded chickens.
Again we had an amazingly fun day, with loads of laughters, smiles, excitement, … As you might have noticed, the quality of the pictures have increased dramatically, top photographer Griet Hendrickx is working her Magic! What a talent…
Tomorrow we head to Pisac for our first (small) citadel climb. First try to get some sleep in this stone-hard-bed! Hard core it is!
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Great Pics. Congrats for being freshly pressed.
Your photos are simply captivating! I was wanting more by the end of the blog! And if not for this entry, I wouldn’t know a thing about Cusco! Great work!
Safe travels,
Jennifer
Great photographs…
You’ve captured some seriously colourful, quirky moments – great eye!
I’m feeling the travel itch coming on…my passport is dying for new stamps and visa stickers.
That looks like beauty, on my before i die list!
After we tested in at our, ahum, dodgy-vanilla-smelly-30$-a-night-hostel, we were willing to find this awesome town. We going towards the primary Mercado Main, but we finished up in the ‘non-tourist’ location.
Awesome photographs, thanks for sharing! Your pictures have so much personality. I love the vivid, energetic colours on your subjects standing out against the darker and more plainly coloured backgrounds 🙂
Peru is magic and these photoshoots are amazing, great!
great journey………
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Beautiful photos. What a journey! My man is Peruvian and I can’t wait till I get to travel there. I will follow your blog. 😀
Fantastic photos! Thanks for sharing- I know where I want to go next, now:)
Thank you for writing your blog, I have really enjoyed it and it’s helping me get motivated to save for travel, so, thanks!
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I love the pictures, especially love the picture of the people hanging and swinging lol 🙂
i like ur post so much.. many colour and very warm place.. 🙂
You have captured a beautiful city so well. Thanks for bringing back my fond memories from amazing Peru. Enjoy Machu Picchu!
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Oh how I LOVE Peru!!! I’ve never been to Cusco, but your pictures have done it justice, I’m sure!
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Great photos! I am amazed how extreme the difference is between a city like Lima and Cusco. It is like a completely different world.
wonderful photographs, lovely moments vividly captured on photos.. by the way, i love your cable knit sweater..
Brilliant photos! Lovely photos of hanging kids! ha ha.
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Love it! Thank you for sharing. It has always been my dream to travel to Cusco and Machu Picchu. Have lots of fun, and share some more photos 🙂
The kids and I just learned about Cusco in homeschool. I showed them these beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing them, and thanks to WordPress for pressing them! 🙂
Loved the pics and the upbeat narrative! Eye-catching sweater. Don’t know much about fashion, but as a Mexican I know all about native wares and that was a real find. Congrats on this and the entire experience!
Wow, the pictures are beautiful!
Looks like an amazing time. The photographs are beautiful, I love the picture of the woman sitting in front of her yarn.
Great photos; you look very happy in the pics, and I do like that sweater you bought!
I love Cusco! It is my favorite place in the entire world! I have not been back in a couple years, thank you for the amazing pictures and for taking me back to some of my favorite places in Cusco!
The pic of the old lady with multicolored yarns in the background, absolutely stunning
What lovely images! I would love to go to Peru; the colors you have captured here make me want to travel there even more. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful shots! I’m getting ready for a trip in June with my husband’s Father who is originally from Cusco. Can’t wait–especially after reading your post! Thanks for sharing!
Love the angle you captured Cusco with! I was there in 2010 and absolutely fell in love with this place. The people, the culture, the history… it’s all surreal. If you are interested you can read about my time in Cusco: http://lesleycarter.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/peru-with-a-purpose/#more-4574
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Are the colors so much brighter there because the sun is closer, or is it the love of life there that makes them seem that way? I guess it doesn’t matter – they are gorgeous no matter what the reason!
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Beautiful photos!! Are you going to Machu Picchu??
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Great pics! 🙂 Makes me want to hop on a plane and head on down. 🙂 Thank for posting.
Thanks for sharing! Your photos capture nicely a culture not many have first-hand experience with.
love the pics, enjoyed the rain jackets… Feel bad about the hard beds. I enjoyed your blog, gonna have to visit again.
ah I can’t wait to go! It’s on my itinerary sometime in the second 1/2 of this year on my trek through South America
my fave shot was the kids doing loops through telephone poles (:
beautiful photos. i even reposted it to my blog even though it has nothing to do with nutrition… hehe 🙂
Very happy to see in foreign eyes my country.
this seems like an amazing trip that i would adore!!! love the cardigan!!! and great photos!!happy trails and peace;-)
love the wall of yarn and the poncho pics, congrats on FP
love the pictures its a photographers dream lots of bright colors and a lot of good places to take pictures, i’ve been there once in the winter and took the tour there. i heard about the main market never been there.next time i’ll go there just to save money,instead of dinning at a restaurant. i love pizac its a tourist trap.
Cusco has definitely a special place in space and time
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Beautiful photos! The colors are amazing!
You did the right thing by staying at the local markets. The photos are amazing. I’d like to know how old some of the vendor ladies were.
What fabulous photos ! I’ll be in Cuzco in a month, and these photos give me great inspiration. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on being Fresh Pressed!
Very colorful and interesting!
I’m headed there in September to hike the Inca Trail and see Machu Picchu (after 10 days in the Galapagos). I can’t wait. How long did it take to get used to the altitude? I’m very worried about hiking the Inca Trail in that altitude. I’ll ony have 1 1/2 days in Cuzco before the hike starts.
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That looks amazing! Peru is on my list to visit. Soon I hope!
it’s not just culinary, but also a trip. Nice !
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Really great pics! Loved Cusco and Peru so so much when I was there abroad travelling a few years ago! I always appreciate seeing pictures that remind me of it. Wish I had been blogging back then!
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Peru is such a beautiful and inspirational, I spent so time myself in Huarez…also a mountain town I loved the people the colours the whole ambiance and history of the place, very different from the coastal Peru. I also learned the the hats the women wear have significance with regard to whether they are available or married…great photos too…I sahll definitely check out the rest of your blog…
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I like the pictures in the market especially, they seem to capture a little more of the everyday than in other locations.
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Really nice photos, makes me wonder why i haven’t visited Peru yet, since it is so close to Brazil :).
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Yes love that yarn pic! My mom is from Bolivia so the culture is just like Peru. Love lake titicaca.
Great job of capturing the essence of the culture.
Yeah, loves those poncho raincoats, but I guess if they kept you dry then they did their job.
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