Plaza De Armas

Plaza De Armas

Guards are heavy for Inti Raymi festival weekend

Cathedral at Plaza De Armas

Military parade

Finally feel acclimated to the elevation in Cuzco, 11,200ft.  Woke up with a bad headache but feel great today! Today was a rest day with a nice walk to the Plaza De Armas (the center of Cuzco).  The architecture was incredible, particularly the cathedral.  As one walks the streets of Cuzco they will find store workers watering down the cobblestone sidewalks in an effort to decrease the smell of urine.   Public bathrooms are few and far in between, thus you will often see children urinating in the streets.  It was a great day, took it easy and visited some of the markets.  There was a military parade at the Plaza this afternoon which was fun to watch (photo above).   Went to dinner this evening to celebrate the last night in Cuzco.  I was amazed at how many people try to get you to go to their restaurant.  One guy said for 25 sols I could get an appetizer, main course and dessert.  Tomorrow is the Inti Raymi, annual festival of the sun, then off to Machu Picchu with my friend Christen.