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19th and 20th April - Two Peruvian Cities

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The day after the Inca Trail we decided to take it easy. So we had a walk around Cusco and visited the Inca Museum and the Cathedral. Naomi was still not 100% and Mairi slipped on the steps of the Cathedral and acquired the most enormous bruise on her bottom! In Cusco - outside the Merced The Cathedral Steps We were not greatly impressed with the Inca Museum. It seemed a little tired and sometimes they had 'English Subtitles' but mainly not. I would definitely learn Spanish before making another trip to South America. Fortunately Naomi could get by but English is not widely spoken. In the courtyard of the museum there were some people weaving by traditional methods. Having decided earlier to leave Cusco, that evening we caught the night bus to Araquipa where we arrived around 7.00 in the morning Araquipa is a very fine colonial city with a big central square, it is a World Heritage Site. It lies due south of Cusco, still in the Andes and