?> {"id":4388,"date":"2010-11-30T22:57:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T03:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2010-12-08T19:38:01","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T00:38:01","slug":"peru-day-9-sacred-valley-pisac-and-ollantaytambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2010\/11\/peru-day-9-sacred-valley-pisac-and-ollantaytambo\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru Day 9 – Sacred Valley (Pisac and Ollantaytambo)"},"content":{"rendered":"
We had yet another early morning flight, departing Juliaca (the closest airport to Puno) at 7:30 in the morning and getting to Cusco around 8:30. We were pretty exhausted and the flight was too short to get in a good catnap. When we arrived in Cusco, we dropped our bags off at the hotel we would we be staying in two days later and took with us just a small bag with enough supplies for the next two nights. The reason for this was because we would be taking the train to Machu Picchu the next day and there are luggage limits on the train.<\/p>\n
Our tour guide picked us up from the hotel and we began our Sacred Valley tour, driving up into the mountains away from Cusco. The first stop on our tour was an animal sanctuary where rescued animals are nursed back to health. There are lots of really cool animals there, including a pair of pumas and a few condors. The sanctuary is a bit small but they’re in the process of expanding. We were able to walk around and get up close and personal with a few of the animals. The sanctuary is run by a family and relies on donations and I think it’s a very worthy cause.<\/p>\n