peru

so i´m not going to write with capitals because on these spanish keyboards it´s a pain, and i´m lazy unlike meaghan. so we got to cuzco after a long night in the lima airport. we decided to sleep in the airport to save a few bucks and it was pretty safe and nice. we were one of the many tourists who wanted to save some money, but it came at the cost of exhaustion. the minute the fight landed a guy across form us turned purple from the altitude. remember, cuzco is at about 11,000 feet. we ventured around and took advantage of how cheap everyhting is here. we have gotten amazing meals for the both of us for 30 soles (10 dollars). the people are very nice, and the scenery is amazing. we hope to have pictures up once we find someone witj a cable for us to upload them. tomorrow we head out on our hike, but we weren´t sure of it would happen.....because there was a major strike today. we knew about it because a kid we met at our hostal was leaving for his hike last night instead of this morning. when we got up, we decided to walk to the plaza a different way to check out the univeristy. we needed to cross a street with men dragging flaming tires and people chanting. it was a bit scary, and then a taxi drove by and people started hurling rocks at it. all taxis, busses, trains and stores were suposed to be closed for the day. that´s when we decided to turn around and avoid playing frogger to cross. we made our way to the plaza where tons of people marched in circles chanting and blowing whistles. we felt much more safe because there were a lot of cops and many other tourists watching the free entertainment. nobody really knew what the strike was about, and within 10 hours, the streets were full of taxis. in the end, it didnt seem like that big of a deal because a stike happened just last week as well. it´s pretty cool to see people walking through the streets with llamas and children tied to their backs with colorful blankets. there´s a lot of culture here, and we got to watch the soccer game, which is a big event anywhere except the u.s. we tried going to the highest irish pub in the world, but it was way too packed. but just for future reference, if you want to grab a guinness at 11,000 feet, go to flaherty´s in cuzco. we can´t wait for this hike and there will be a post once we return. enjoy