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YVR Cockroach
With on-time flight performance, made the connection with lots of time to spare. Flight from LIM came in 5 minutes late and had to wait 15+ minutes for bags. Driver was there so a quick exit out of CUZ. On the way out of town well before 1pm. Was in Ollantaytambo by 230p so had enough time to stop by the hotel to drop our bags before going to the train station to buy tickets (which can take a long time) getting there by 245p (for a 335p train). Perurail tickets are non-refundable so we didn't want to buy in advance.
FWIW, the Perurail Expedition trains have fairly-ample luggage racks as well as baggage stowage space between seats.
PeruRail having "ample luggage racks" puts them at odds with Inca Rail! Very tight and they were monitoring what people were bringing on. Didn't see them tell anybody they couldn't board, but if somebody had brought a rollaboard along with other stuff, might have been an issue. There's room in each car for maybe 3 or 4 rollaboards at one end, and the space between the seats won't fit anything larger than a handbag or laptop case.
Did you climb the big mountain (Wayna Picchu)? That was quite a monster! Not so easy for someone not used to hiking. And the trail to the Inca Bridge, which people on TripAdvisor said was easy, level, etc. Maybe if you hadn't done Wayna Picchu first.
We spent only 90 minutes in Cusco before the flight out; I had no interest in Cusco before the trip, but now think it would have been a nice place to spend a day. Maybe at the end, to make sure the altitude didn't get to you. Which, thankfully, never gave us any issues at all, other than being a bit out of breath when you'd normally be fine.