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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 10:06 am
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Scrappy
 
Join Date: May 2009
Programs: CO Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 8
Originally Posted by Vulcan
Cusco is a bear of an aiprort to fly in and out of. Picture dropping through heavy clouds covering the top of a barrel (mountains), into the barrel, then down to 'ground' level (12,000 feet?),then flying down a valley, doing a 180 degree turn at the end, and finally a high speed landing, due to the altitude.

Just took this flight the other week. That turn at the end was a new experience for me.

On the LIM - CUZ route, try and grab a window seat on the left side of the plane. If you have a clear day, the mountain views are fantastic.
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