Tres semanas Cusco

So another week down, it really feels like my time here is speeding up and I'm on the down hill side. I have felt a bit home sick this week but I had a beer and got over that fast. Have met a few local people this week and that was great. Living in the city is a bit of a tourist spot so you don't get the level of poverty that is here. Other than people begging and trying to sell you stuff. However the project we are on now is out a bit and it is much more of the real area in Cusco.

A street in the suburbs

The orphanage we are working at. Home for girls out of the sex trade. A better life now.

A street protest for better conditions.

Was a nice full moon.

Fire works most nights in town.

The streets are always full of parade's.

The main square by day.

Fixing the roof of the cooie house.

Week two Cusco

I have had a great week just living in this environment. The town is quite peaceful and has a sense of strong history. Lots of Inka buildings.

It also has a few good coffee shops. I'm OK here Maria!

On Sundays they fill the streets and celibate anything.

This week was the Ginny pig.

Our team leader and working mentor. Marco. Who is so pace and easy going.

It is a real pleasure to be able to work with him. When we finish for the day he goes on to do work for family's. A true gem. He works for about 30Sol. A week. Not much at all.

I took this pick out of the window of the clinic we painted. It just struck me with the homes all on top of each other. People here don't have much, a lot don't even have hot water for showers.

The finished product. Looks good hey. And yes I painted the name.

Cusco at sunset over the square. Very nice place to be.

First week Volunteering Cusco

For starter's the host family are so nice! Mama, Papa and son and daughter. The father is an architect and a good one. Mum is a teacher. The daughter Milagros is a Dentist and the son Beto is doing  law.

Dave from Mel. Working hard.

The mad Canadian-Scott. Nice guy.

Cusco at night is so nice.

I put a shit load of nails in that ceiling.

A great team of volunteers.

Went to church with the family, very old Catholicism. Was a challenge.

Machu Picchu

Wow! It is a beautiful part of this amazing country. Very majestic.

These people had way to much time on there hands

So much detail in each part of the city.

Beautiful lawns.

I loved the view it made you feel so small in this amazing world.

Yes Meg I was here.

The view from the hotel window, a rapid river.

Nice hey.

This was some of the best music I have heard here. The guitarist studied in Brisy Em, at the con. They were great!

Peru

So finally got to this beautiful place they call Peru. The people are so friendly and they will do anything to help you.

Quechua is a town that floats on lake Titicaca on the Peru side.

Nice sunset.

Punk at night

The mountains near Arequipa

View from the hotel. What a way to farm! They grow a lot of potatoes on these terraces. 3000 different types in Peru.

I made a friend!

Yes my first good coffee in South America

Don't ask me what this is but I think it is a church of some kind in Arequipa.

Then onto Cusco.