Day 12 Saturday March 16th. Cusco

Cusco (elev. 2800m) was the capital of Peru under the Incas but all their buildings and culture went under the Spanish boot when they arrived and imposed Catholicism. It’s an attractive, walkable city and we climb the surrounding hills to look at a huge statue of Jesus Christ that overlooks the city and there we meet local musician and hustler Maximo Huaraka Gusiquispe and buy his CD for $6. Hey, it sounded good at the time.