TACA plane that took me from Cuzco to Arequipa to Lima
TA 811 & TA 814 CUZ-AQP-LIM (Cuzco->Arequipa->Lima)
DEP CUZ 8:50 25 JAN 2013
ARR AQP 9:50 25 JAN 2013
DEP AQP 10:25 25 JAN 2013
ARR LIM 11:50 25 JAN 2013
Aircraft: ERJ 190
I departed from Cuzco back to Lima on Friday, 25 JAN. The day prior, after coming back from Cuzco, I got very sick from altitude sickness. The head actually started pounding severely the closer I got to Cuzco (Machu Picchu is actually lower altitude than Cuzco). The sickness intensified as soon as I got back to hostel (luckily at least..) and continued until I vomited. I felt a lot better afterwards and slept very early that night. I was planning to explore some attractions and some famed restaurants in Cuzco, but I had no choice but to stay in bed..
The day after, in order to make it to 08:50 flight, I left for the airport around 6AM just to be safe. The flight would be through TACA airlines, with stopover in Arequipa Airport (which is south of both cities). A 50 minute long flight turned into a 3-hour long itinerary.
Cuzco had a lot of people in the airport. The TACA counter line moved very slowly. I was glad I came early.
The scenes in Cuzco Airport departures floor
TACA airlines check-in counter
My boarding passes for my flights to Lima
Gate 3, where my flight would be leaving from.
At around 8:20AM, my flight arrived from Lima.
Boarding~
To the left of my plane was a Lima-bound LAN airplane.
The seats in TACA ERJ190. The plane was very empty for the CUZ->AQP flight.
The seats had TVs on each of them, but they did not work.
Push-Back
It was a long push back that led the plane all the way to taxiway.
The plane ascended quickly to avoid the mountains
The views of Andes Mountains
Descending into Arequipa Airport
Arequipa looked like a city in the middle of a desert.
And the plane parked next to a LAN airplane in the airport ramp.
After TA 811 parked in Arequipa Airport ramp, all passengers bound for Arequipa disembarked. Passengers bound for Lima (myself included) stayed on board. After Arequipa-bound passengers left, flight attendants checked remaining passengers' boarding passes before directing them to new seats.
From my new seat, 7K
Before the plane filled up with Lima-bound passengers.
A mid-flight snack I received after takeoff.
Snack consisted of cheese-filled croissants and muffin. I also got a peach juice.
Pacific Coast line
It's a LAN kingdom in Jorge Chavez Airport international side.
The plane that took me from Cuzco
We traveled via Pan-American Highway to the a beach resort south of Lima
Brazilian style churrasco for Dinner!
This is Playa Asia, located about one hour south of Lima
A Lucuma Ice Cream
Pisco. a national drink of Peru. It's so strong that even a small amount can make me feel tipsy.
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