The grand plan was to sleep I, but after three mornings of waking up at 0400ish we were raring to go at 0730. It was definitely harder to breathe as we had returned to a higher altitude and decided that despite our long day(s) of hiking and traveling, neither of us had slept well. For the first time I got a good understanding of what it feels like to be an asthmatic.
After a quick pop in the shower (who could refuse a rain shower head) we headed outside where we were greeted by rain and a fairly miserable looking day. Breakfast was at a super cute place up the road and before we knew it, we were ready to tackle the day. The first stop was Qorikancha, which used to be one of the most powerful temples until Spanish built a church over top; it was pretty cool to see the two structures side by side.
As we were wandering around I thought I was getting hit hard with altitude sickness so we took it easy the rest of the afternoon (turns out i had some food poisoning). We made a quick stop to see the Cathdral before heading to the airport.
Checking in at the airport was complete chaos as there were hundreds of backpackers/tourists trying to get home, but at least we didn't have to go through customs until Lima.
A quick 90 minutes later we arrived back in Lima where the trip came to an end. Todd would be spending the night/day in Lima before heading back to Argentina and I would be hanging in the airport for several hours until my flight arrived (thankfully I was able to pass the six hours in a Starbucks with some good old fashioned free wi-fi).
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