09/06/11
Story 1: After having to give a return of many kilometers in order to enter Peru and Chile because they were closed the border between Bolivia and Peru by the problem of a mine outdoors in the Lake Titicaca was finally able to cross this Erick time I had met the Colombian capital from La Paz Bolivia. The process was somewhat delayed because we had to fill several separate papers and in front of us was a group of 15 bikes that came in a guided walking tour of South America, where he met his guide an Austrian who offered me all the help that was in their hands when I was in Europe, after crossing continue to Moquegua a border town between the Nazca which would be the next stop, arriving at Moquegua we moved and we decided to eat a Peruvian ceviche is one of the traditional dishes Peru, a very rich flavor with a unique recipe with many variations in ingredients that had proved to ceviche in Mexico.
Story 2: The next day we continue to Nazca, where we could not come even as the distance was pretty even and we had come too late to be giving the motorcycle maintenance, so we had to stay in Penthouse a town 200 km from Nazca The road was a little tired at first because they saw only sand hills without any kind of vegetation but along the way started to show some valleys with extensive vegetation that was where cities were located on the route, a desert landscape and forest at a time something that had never touched me to see, after several hours of walking we reach the coast, a beautiful sea very rocky shore where such strange shapes began to make the trip fun. Trying to move forward was dark and had to stop in the Attic, there we parted at night Eric and I that he would continue his way early.
Story 3: I have come to town famous Nazca lines that carry the name of the city lines in the shape of animals and geometric figures painted in the fields that are only visible from the air, so get me in the hostel and install wait for the next day to board a plane and see the figures from the sky, to be flying on these figures only the once so perfect and you can not explain how could they have done and who made them, are lines that date back more than 10 thousand years made by the Nazca civilization, which still have many years remain as clear in desert soils of this region.
Story 4: After being in Nazca Cusco continue my way to one of my most expected places as it was the capital of the Inca civilization and being the gateway to Machu Picchu the religious city and fortress of the Inca empire, a path with more increases which decreases to reach the altitude of 3600 meters to Cusco, one day very tired and drive for 10 hours in a very dangerous road as there were many curves and more than once I came across in front of trucks crossing in curves being always the brink of an accident by failing to drivers on the road signs on arrival I headed to the hostel where I lodged, a big city to where I imagined the center had closed several streets and was a little hard to reach my stay. The next day I went out to see the city amazed at how beautiful she was part of the historical center, many old buildings with lots of history, to go walking around downtown I met several very beautiful church with a unique architecture, but that was my surprise to enter them had to pay, I go into a controversial issue but you would think Jesus Christ himself to enter his home fans would have to pay, I agree that something has to pay minimum for the maintenance of church itself but to do business the same as being a city Cusco tourist visits to this are many, so for that reason I know not enter. The next day I woke up at dawn and at about 3 am to start my way to Machu Picchu, where I had to take a bus to Ollantaytambo, a village with a train station is two hours from Cusco to get there take the train to Aguas Calientes take me to a section of one hour and a half get there take another bus to reach Machu Picchu, arriving and beginning to walk and begin to see that monster anchored city in the mountains left me breathless as it is something amazing to see these ruins in the mountains of Machu Picchu an amazing place cerebreo puts you to work to understand how did this great city at that point, I was for 4 hours, going through most of this, after watching this magical place to be back to Cusco to begin my return to and follow the coast due north along this amazing country.
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