¡Peruvian TV Superstars!

We made it to Peru yesterday, but it was quite an adventure. We had tons of fun at the airport in Lima. Things were looking up when we spotted not one, but two Dunkin Donuts within the first couple minutes of landing. It felt just like Boston.

Things took a turn for the worse when we found out our flight to Cusco got cancelled. We´ve had very good luck so far, so a two hour wait for a new flight wasn´t the worst thing ever. Especially since the airport provided so much entertainment. Immediately after passing through security, there were two enormous clear boxes of things that have been confiscated. To name just a few items, there were saws, swiss army knives, a rusty old shovel, countless scissors, and even a few visabley loaded guns (you could actually see the bullets in the clip)! Those boxes attracted a bigger crowd than some of the street performers we´ve seen. Awesome!

When we finally made it to Cusco, it was a bit late, but we were still able to enjoy the city´s atmosphere. Our hostel is right on the Plaza de Armas, and at night it´s all lit up. There´s a cathedral on one side, and another enormous church on another. The Plaza itself is very well kept with a nice fountain and plenty of flowers.







Today, we took a walk, short in distance, long in time up to some Incan ruins. It´s going to take a while to adjust to the altitude, even the hike up to the second floor of our hostel is a challenge. On our way up to the ruins, we saw some of the locals. They are a little pushy, but some times they are very hard to resist. We´ve almost perfected the art of saying, "No, gracias" every time we go out on the street.





The site we went to today is named Sacsayhuaman (that´s pronounced ´sexy woman´if you´re scoring at home. No kidding.) The size of the stones at the ruins were very impressive. It´s remarkable to try to imagine how they built these things. We´re now even more psyched to see the main attraction, Machu Picchu.
















By now, you´re probably wondering about the title of this post. One area of the ruins has some smooth slidelike rocks that the tourists entertain themselves on. Of course, we had to join in. Here is the amatuer video. The real coverage will be appearing on Peruvian TV. Seriously, there was a cameraman and an interviewer there. They asked us where we were from and everything. They filmed Jen on her first run (much faster than this one) and even got an extreme closeup interview. We actually have a TV here, but we have no idea what channel it´s going to be on. We´re sure it´s going to be a huge hit!







PS- More local cuisine. Everything here seems to be green. Last night, we got corn soup, but we were not expecting it to be green. Here, Jen enjoys some Peruvian Arroz con Pollo.