Peru!

We went on a GAdventures tour through the southern part of Peru and it was awesome. After getting some churros (con chocolate, crema, and dulce de leche) in Lima, we flew to Cusco to begin our acclimation to the high altitude. A good way of checking if you have altitude sickness is to drink a pisco sour once you are in Cusco and see if you immediately become intoxicated. If so, drink as much coca tea as possible because it really helps a lot (whether this is a placebo effect or actual effect, I have no idea). Once in Cusco, we had a delicious meal of lomo saltado (sauteed beef with vegetables and fried potatoes) at ChiCha. The beef was very tender and the mushrooms were a nice surprise. We also had a chance to walk to San Pedro market, which was filled with cool things to see (many different types of potatoes, cheese, butcher stands, and fruit markets).