Day 1 in Peru

I´ve decided to go ahead and keep a blog of our trip to Peru. Some of you might already know that AJ and I are touring through Peru for a few days.

We flew out of St. Louis yesterday, St. Patrick´s Day and got into Lima this morning (3/18) around 5 in the morning. Fairly uneventful, but long flight. Customs was a breeze and I was glad to see how nice Lima is looking.

We got some help from and airport administrator who got us on an early flight to Cusco, saving us all kinds of time and giving us more time to acclimate to the high altitude. Cusco is 11,200 feet above sea level, so you spend this first few hours drinking coca tea and letting your body come to grips with the low oxygen level. Some bodies come to grips faster than others!

We´ve hit a restaurant and sampled some of the local cuisine - pretty good I´d say. Tomorrow we hit the Sacred Valley of the Incas and some ruins...I´ll try and post some pictures tomorrow.

-Ben