Cusco Airport

We took a taxi to the airport from our hotel. The airport is located right in the middle of the residential area of the city. The drive to the airport should not take too long but because it was right at the rush hours in the morning and there were  many detours as a result of construction.  The driver was not patient for all the traffic jam and tried a number of smaller routes. The way he drove was not for the fainted heart. As a matter of fact, everyone drove like a maniac here. I am surprise to see the cars were in relative good shapes and not all dented or broken. So far we have only witnessed one car accident on the road of the three weeks we were here.  To someone outside of Peru, the drive may be chaotic. But to the locals, it was organized chaos on the road. As long as your intention is known to the other drivers, they will make allowance for you on the road, regardless how small the space is. Fascinating to see them expertly maneuver the cars.

The Cusco airport is quite small and basic but at least it was more orderly than I had expected.