When you're in Cusco, take a day trip out to Chinchero--you can catch a bus there easily, or take a cab. It's a weaving village, and wonderfully non-touristy.
Lima was easily my most favorite city--go out to Pachacama (I think that's what it's called), which is a huge archaeological site of a city of temples. Stay in the Miraflores and Barranco districts, though--anything else is too dangerous. Visit everything that remotely interests you in the city--there's a great museum, the Plaza de Armas, etc.
Take cabs everywhere, they're cheap and fast
lots of street kids in Peru, mostly in Lima and Cusco
drink coca tea, or chew the leaves; it helps *immensely*.
if you want to avoid the crowds, take the first bus up at 6:30 am, or take the train out to the first stop before Aguas Calientes, and hike the Inca trail up to the Sun Gate.
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