Cusco to Lima - Day 16

We woke up this morning still sunburned, but refreshed after a good nights sleep. I think we are both finally used to the air at 12,000 feet above sea level. We had a great breakfast this morning and talked with Carlos, who owns Second Home Cusco. He let us know that we were going to have to walk a few blocks to get our taxi because the Peruvian government decided to start doing roadworks without warning this morning. He was so kind and carried my suitcase all the way down the steps to the taxi.

I checked the flight this morning, and all was in order. We got to the airport to check in and found out our flight was cancelled for "mechanical issues." After a 40 minute wait in the rebook line, we were rebooked on the next flight.

We spent our extra two hours in a quaint little airport cafe - decor was something you might find in a 1980s communist bloc country cafe, but the food was good and we had a great view of Cusco and the runway.

We got into Lima 2 hours later than planned - not so bad after the initial panic of the flight being cancelled.

We checked into the Hilton Miraflores - a brand new hotel just opened 2 months ago. I used my Hilton credit I won from American Airlines (thank you to AA!). It is a beautiful hotel with excellent attention to detail - I better not get used to this.

We paid the extra $40 to use the executive lounge - which is definitely well worth it - food all day, drinks in the evening, and free wifi.

We were pretty pooped from all the travel, so we had a quiet afternoon, and had a great Peruvian dinner at Tanta - conveniently located less than 2 blocks from the hotel.

Buenas noches - last day in Lima tomorrow!

Pics:
View of downtown Lima from the executive lounge