A little later wake up call this morning at 8:30 am. Today we are headed to Machu Pichu for two days. We will take a two hour bus ride back to Ollyantaytambo then board the train for another two hours. We will get to Machu Pichu by about 3:30, check into our hotel and then go up the mountain to the Machu Pichu site. The site closes at 5:30 so we won't have too long, but we will have a fill day on Wednesday.
Not sure what the Internet situation is in Machu Pichu but I will try and blog from there.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday
From Cusco to Machu Pichu
Monday, April 4, 2011
Monday in Cuzco
Wake up call at 7:30, breakfast, and getting ready for the day. Patricia, our local guide for yesterday and today, met us and we started out for Saqsayhuaman. We will go up to the cedar line (tree line), visit the Sacred Valley, have lunch at Pisac and visit the Ollantaytambo temple.
We stopped for a view of the city of Cuzco from above and the received a lesson in silver jewelry making and the difference between the lama, alpaca, as well as the wild guanaco and vacuna. I think there were a few gift purchased here for home. We then drove above the tree line, 12500 feet on our way to Pisac.
We stopped for a view of the city of Cuzco from above and the received a lesson in silver jewelry making and the difference between the lama, alpaca, as well as the wild guanaco and vacuna. I think there were a few gift purchased here for home. We then drove above the tree line, 12500 feet on our way to Pisac.
Some more shopping in the market in Pisac. More of the same trinkets. Buffet in Pisac featured some more local food such as lupin and quinoa a well as alpaca meat. We saw plantations of both in addition to the huge-kerneled corn on our drive.
A longer drive to Ollantaytambo where I am sure there were a few naps taken on the bus. We toured a typical 4 dwelling house of the Ollyantaytambo people. Then we visited the Ollyantaytambo stronghold. Just about everyone rested their high altitude lungs and leg muscles on the 700 steps up the terraces.
Monday
Out first stop was at the Qorikancha that had the main Sun worshipping square, earthquake proof designs and the golden garden in front.
Then we went to a cathedral that had some examples of Inca architecture and art along with the Spanish influence that came later. The last supper painting in Cuzco serves up local fruit and Guinea Pig.
Then we went Saqsayhuaman (sounds like sexy woman) which was a huge palace with that held the biggest Sun worshipping festival of the year on June 21 which was also the fist day of their year. We visited some caves that were used for mummification.
Then we went to a cathedral that had some examples of Inca architecture and art along with the Spanish influence that came later. The last supper painting in Cuzco serves up local fruit and Guinea Pig.
Then we went Saqsayhuaman (sounds like sexy woman) which was a huge palace with that held the biggest Sun worshipping festival of the year on June 21 which was also the fist day of their year. We visited some caves that were used for mummification.
Each place that we visited today was part of a very large section of the city shaped like a Puma.
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