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July 17, 2019 – Leaving Cusco and Starting the Adventure
![Juan de Dios with our driver Melky who was also our driver on the last time we were in the area.](assets/02-1--our-mercedes-bens-driver-melky.jpg)
Juan de Dios with our driver Melky who was also our driver on the last time we were in the area.
![Hannah took a photo of a roasted guinea pig for sale at the Cusco market](assets/02-2-roasted-guinea-pig-cusco.jpg)
Hannah took a photo of a roasted guinea pig for sale at the Cusco market
Frozen potatoes transported from the mountain for sale at the Cusco market
Unbelievably large stone at Saqsaywaman
![Another Hannah photo – fresh fruits and veggies at the market](assets/02-5-cusco-market.jpg)
Another Hannah photo – fresh fruits and veggies at the market
Peruvian caviar for sale
Hannah, Christine and Juan de Dios visited Saqsaywaman while Richard stayed at the hotel on a conference call
Looking down on Cusco from Saqsaywaman
![Lunch at the hotel Monasterio before they left for Pisac, their first stop](assets/02-9-lunch-at-the-monasterio-market.jpg)
Lunch at the hotel Monasterio before they left for Pisac, their first stop
Christine with a baby Lama on the Plaza at Cusco today
Inca terraces at Pisac
Richard, Hannah and Christine at the terraces
Christine and Hannah
Amazing precision in the old Inca walls at Pisac
Hanh who has come directly from two months in Belize is feeling the chilly air in the Andes
![Christine gets a kiss from a Lama at our lodge in Lamay](assets/02-16-christine-kissing-lama-at-ourlodge.jpg)
Christine gets a kiss from a Lama at our lodge in Lamay
![Our lodge in Lamay](assets/02-17-our-lodge-lamay.jpg)
Our lodge in Lamay
![Richard Clark](assets/02-18-richard-clark.jpg)
Richard Clark
![Today we left goodbye to Dominga and Angelica](assets/02-19-dominga-and-angelica.jpg)
Today we left goodbye to Dominga and Angelica
![Morning market in Lamay](assets/02-20-morning-market-in-lamay.jpg)
Morning market in Lamay
![Lamay market](assets/02-22-lamay-market.jpg)
Lamay market
![Christine at the market](assets/02-23-christine-at-the-lamay-market.jpg)
Christine at the market
![Richard went shopping – got a new hat](assets/02-24-richard-clark-at-the-lamay-market.jpg)
Richard went shopping – got a new hat
![Hannah is already missing Dominga](assets/02-25-hannah-saying-goodbye-to-the-lama-at-the-hotel.jpg)
Hannah is already missing Dominga