After several days of travel (a 9-hour bus ride followed by a taxi to the airport, and then our delayed flight), we have finally made it to the Inca capital of Cuzco. Our first day was eventful - good eats, wandering streets and meeting all the warm and welcoming cusqueños. We will be spending five days in this magical and historic city. According to our local tour guide, Puma, the city is designed in the shape of the Puma, one of the most important symbols of the Inca religion. During our visit we will be living with Sara and Oscar in their beautiful and spacious home just outside of the city centro and taking classes in the afternoon on Inca and Peruvian history and culture. Our class themes include Inca legends and history, Peruvian gastronomy, music, weaving, and much more. Neither of us are particularly suffering from the dreaded altitude sickness often experienced by newcomers to Cusco, but Katie´s stubborn cold lives on.
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Srta. Gallegos and Srta. Long
Katie Gallegos and Colleen Long, Spanish teachers at Chicago's Walter Payton College Prep and 2012 Fund for Teachers Fellows. ArchivesCategories
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