I found a cute studio apartment near the center of Cusco that I've now been living in for about 2 weeks. Its small and simple, and perfect for me as I have my own kitchen and bathroom. Now that I have a space heater, I'm much warmer at night (though having 3 alpaca blankets helps too). Having a small space is way easier to heat - especially when cooking helps warm up the place! Since taking the pictures, I have put up some pictures drawn by my niece and nephew, photos of family and friends, and pictures from my European travels, which brings a bit of Europe and home to my home here in Cusco.
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| My space |
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| With a lovely window that gets morning sun - glorious way to wake up! |
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| The view out my window |
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| The other way out the window and a view of our patio that has lovely sun till 3 pm. |
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| Bathroom |
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| Shower - lucky to have a gas water heater, most people here have electric hot water, which has an electric device attached to the water spout - many have been shocked with that system! And the water never really gets all that hot or strong either. |
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| My courtyard when I walk into my apartment from the street |
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| My street - Nueva Alta |
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| Nearby street under construction - we just walk through each day and the workers work around us |
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| Just a block from my house - and I get to see the "Viva el Peru" sign every day! The rainbow flag is the official flag of Cusco. The red and white flag is the Peruvian flag. |
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| Lots of hills and steep streets - notice on the left how the sidewalk goes up to a few feet of the street. You have to be careful walking as the depth from sidewalk to street changes rapidly! |
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| My local market - just 2 blocks from my house and full of all kinds of fresh items |
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| How you are welcomed to the market |
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| I haven't bought any meat here yet |
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| The fruit here is amazing and so fresh! |
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| Fresh bread |
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| The market was closing and this boy was playing a bit of football (soccer) |
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| My new cheese lady |
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| Spices, beans, and grains |
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| Spices and tea |
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| Slightly overwhelming - but they have just about everything you could ever need or want! |
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| And then there were potatoes - Peru is where the potato originated, and they say there are over 3,000 different kinds here. I'd like to try them all, but not sure it'll happen... |
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| Local street vendor |
I found a school parade celebrating Peruvian Independence Day last Friday afternoon, so I decided to take some pictures and follow them on their parade route. It was fun to watch their enthusiasm and excitement. I also enjoyed watching the other passersby who were genuinely happy to see the joyful children with their teachers.
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| I happened upon a parade of local school children and loved their enthusiasm and bright costumes. |
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| The children with a random woman in traditional dress heading home from the market. |
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| The parade ended in Plaza de Armas (main square of Cusco) where the children did small performances. |
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| Love all the children's expressions in this one |
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| Clowning around |
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| This kid was really good! |
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| This group sang "All you need is love" - the only song I understood. ;) |
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| Plaza de Armas and the large Cucsanian and Peruvian flags |
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| Stray dogs chilling in the street and the traffic avoided them. |
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| Another square near my house - I walk through here each day on my way to work |
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| Just love doors and windows - and here they are together |
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| Another street near my house |
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