Of course there’s cerveza

My wandering just happened to take me by a few local craft breweries. I know, shocking…

When I open my Google maps, the first search item that volunteers is “brewery near me” 😎

Cerveceria del Valle Salgrado, Sacred Valley Brewery Inki Pucku IPA on a balcony overlooking a plaza while enjoying puffed corn! Always room to splash beer around a full belly!

Then thru the Plaza de Armas where a month long celebration of Inca traditions occurs during the June solstice. 

Stopped into another balcony for a Willkamayu IPA served in a chilled tumbler (great idea!) overlooking the Plaza. Watched some school kids playing futbol on the cobblestone street and having a great time until the policia came and scattered them like quail😠

Cusco is such a vibrant city, a busy mix of old and relatively new, extremely friendly, and frankly very inexpensive. 

Also a great place for altitude acclimation, which is crucial since we start the Salkantay Trek in the morning, hiking and camping our way over 46 miles to reach Machu Picchu, including the Salkantay Pass at 15,160’ 😖

So phone will be in photo/airplane mode for the next five days, and then there’ll be a lot of catching up to do!