Day 49 Cusco to Raqchi Ruins Bushcamp

Well at last on Thursday 23rd September after 3 rest days we leave Cusco, with a police escort for about 20K.  Unfortunately after about 8K there was a grid across the road with the slits running in the direction of the riders and wide enough for a narrow tyre to go down into!  Unfortunately that is exactly what happened to one rider and others came down as a result, luckily only slight damage to riders and bikes occured but it just showed that there are not many riders in Peru otherwise the grid would not have been designed that way.
So after the police escort waved us goodbye we continued up and down a few gentle climbs before we reached lunch at about 62K.  Didier had found another nice spot beside a river and we enjoyed our lunch in the sunshine.  After lunch we had the bonus of a tail wind as we continued to climb a total of about 500 metres spead over the many gently undulating climbs in the remaining 60K.
We made camp beside the village where the Raqchi Ruins are and some people visited the ruins and other just visited the village and the little market in the square.

Another riverside lunch spot, thanks Didier