From the Colca Canyon we took a bumpy overnight bus to Cuzco and spent the next two days on a wild goose chase through the city looking for tickets into the infamous Machu Picchu. Our guide book told us one place to go and when we got their they directed us to another location who told us to go else where and they gave us the correct map and information but when we found the right location it was closed and so we found an agency that could get them for us but it was a holiday so they could not process the tickets till the next day! We did finally get the tickets and are currently in the Sacred Valley on our way to the ruins.
Sacred as the valley may be it does not have a great connection to the internet let alone electricity at some times. In the small town of Pisac where we are currently staying we found a free museum outlining the history of the local textile and ceramic industry. We were greeted at the door by a woman who shook her head and pointed out that there was no power today and the entire museum was in the dark. With our head lamps we helped located the fuse box and did our best to turn the lights back on but no luck. Not wanting to give up a free opportunity to learn we put on our head lamps and plunged into the darkness of the exhibits, very interesting, at least what we could make out
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