Cusco, Peru

Yo, what is up? I have finished a trek in the northern part of the country called the Santa Cruz Trek. It is very nice. It kinda slayed me. I hurt my knee on the first day (and felt like Martin), hired a pack animal to carry my shit for the rest of the trip, and made it to 4750 m. The high mountain pass was amazing. It looks so good from both sides and there are two different looks on each side. I have pictures. Check out:

Mark's pictures from his Santa Cruz trek

linkified and corrected per Mark's request - ted

Also, when I get back to the states I will pretty up the web site... but for now unless there is a team of ninjas willing to thumbnail the images for me and read my brainwaves on the comments, that will have to wait.

I am in Cusco right now which was the capitol of the Inca empire until the Spanish came in and declaired Lima the new capitol. It is a beautiful city. It is the first nice city I have seen on this trip. In two days I will be going to Manu reserve to see jungle and such. Should be a great time.

Spanish is getting better. I can order a room, tickets, and food. So, all the basics are now covered.

My poo is good. For those who care.

Shannon is also well. It is nice to be able to travel with her.

That is about all I have for now. If anyone wants alpaca fill-in-the-blank let me know and I´ll try to get it. It is really cheap here and suppsed to be even cheaper in Bolivia.

Hope all is well,

Mark