Cusco -> Lima

After the highlight yesterday and the last four days of hiking at high altitudes in wind and weather, today can be a quiet day again.

Question in the morning: How do you know the vacation is almost over?

Answer: You have more laundry than clean clothes in your backpack. It hurts, but it's true. I still have this morning in Cusco, fly to Lima in the evening, and have tomorrow there as well. I will already be boarding a flight to Madrid on Sunday morning.

I start my day at the hotel with a good breakfast, just like before the Inca Trail. I bring my Kindle, take my time, and have two cups of coffee in the morning for the first time. Before the trip, I thought my coffee consumption would increase in Ecuador and Peru since coffee is one of the main export products. However, I have heard from several tour guides and locals that the