{"id":6608,"date":"2015-04-18T05:32:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T03:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=6608"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T12:53:22","slug":"from-dance-and-chocolate-in-cusco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2015\/04\/18\/von-tanz-und-schokolade-in-cusco\/","title":{"rendered":"About dance and chocolate in Cusco"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Marvel at preparations for the great Inca festival Inti Raymi on the Plaza de Armas in Cusco<\/li>\n<li>Visit of the Choco Museum with Maayan and Yotam<\/li>\n<li>Browse market stalls with the two of them<\/li>\n<li>Night bus ride to Puerto Maldonado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b><\/b>Packed our backpacks and stowed away in the depot, we prepare a delicious fruit and yogurt breakfast. Then take a taxi to the bus station <b>Buy tickets for the night bus trip to Puerto Maldonado<\/b>. Back in the center there is a lot going on. <b>Preparations for the annual Inca festival Inti Raymi<\/b> are in full swing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6611\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1391496971  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6611\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_3.jpg\" alt=\"Plaza das Armas\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_3.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaza das Armas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It seems kind of <b>Pre-elimination contest<\/b> to be with numerous disguised group theirs <b>Perform dances<\/b> under the eyes of a large number of visitors. For the sake of Niki, we go to <b>Starbucks<\/b>where we can overlook the spectacle.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6609\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=858771470  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6609\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Indian watches over the city\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18_1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Indian watches over the city<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At 2:15 p.m. we meet with Yotam and Maayan. We&#039;ll visit this together <b>Chocolate Museum<\/b>, try various delicacies and get information about cocoa cultivation. There is one in the associated restaurant <b>Chocolate fondue, ice cream and a brownie<\/b> to share.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6571\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=380859990  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6571\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers of the dance performances\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_18.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onlookers of the dance performances<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Then there is another one <b>Souvenir shopping stroll<\/b>, with Maayan in particular striking. After the souvenir market, we also explore the <b>Mercado de San Pedro<\/b>, which always has something new to discover. After dinner together we say goodbye to both of them, maybe our paths will cross again in Lima.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>In any case, we&#039;ll briefly load our gadgets before taking a taxi to the bus station. The Transzela bus finally leaves at 9.30 p.m. <b>Towards the Amazon lowlands<\/b>. followed as usual by a blockbuster for entertainment.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Admire the preparations for the great Inca festival Inti Raymi on the Plaza de Armas.<\/li>\n<li>Visit of the Choco Museum with Maayan and Yotam<\/li>\n<li>Browse market stalls with the two of them<\/li>\n<li>Night bus ride to Puerto Maldonado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div><b><\/b>Packed our backpacks and stowed away in the depot, we prepare a delicious fruit and yogurt breakfast. Then take a taxi to the bus station <b>Buy tickets for the night bus trip to Puerto Maldonado<\/b>. Back in the center there is a lot going on. <b>Preparations for the annual Inca festival Inti Raymi<\/b> are in full swing.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,1559,1579,1656,1657],"tags":[871,1187,1226,1495,1561,1581,1583,1587,1603,1658,1659,1660,1661],"class_list":["post-6608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-peru","category-cusco","category-madre-de-dios","category-puerto-maldonado","tag-bus","tag-nachtbus","tag-shopping","tag-souvenirs","tag-peru","tag-cusco","tag-transzela","tag-mercado-de-san-pedro","tag-cuzco","tag-choco-museum","tag-inti-raymi","tag-festivitaeten","tag-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}