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We are really loving Cusco. We spent yesterday on a very full day trip to the Sacred Valley visiting a couple of very colourful markets in Pisac. We then headed on to Urubamba where we had a very delicious, al fresco lunch overlooking the river of the same name, whilst listening to Peruvian music. We also learned how to tell the difference between an alpaca and a llama (the one aside is an alapaca).
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| HJ looking dishevelled at the top! |
The afternoon was long and strenous. We visited Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo, a fine set of Inca terraces, that had to be hiked up to appreicate the large, smooth rocks which the Incas had hauled over a river. Because of the altitude it was hard going but the views were worth it. Whilst we have fortunately not suffered from altitude sickness, the height is like having a gastric band fitted as it has really supressed our appetites! We then had an hours drive to another set of ruins at Chincero. We also visited a textile centre to see how wool was dyed naturally with various leaves etc. By now it was getting dark and we finally arrived back at our hotel at 7pm. We decided simply to head to the Norton Rats Tavern, right opposite the hotel where we shared a burger and a side order of chips!
Today has been spent more sedately around Cusco. We went first to Koricancha (pictured with RM in the foreground). It was quite a strange place and a mixture of old and modern and neither of us really knew what to make of it. Needless to say, it looks stunning from the outside. There was also a small undergound museum. Having fortified ourselves we then headed for the Museo Historico Regional to learn more about the Incas ready for our visit to Machu Picchu tomorrow.
Cusco is full of women of all ages in colour native dress (like the ones aside). Many of them carry children, lambs or goats on their backs and are happy to have their photgraph taken for a Sol, around 20p. HJ managed to snap five with her long lens for free!
Today has been spent more sedately around Cusco. We went first to Koricancha (pictured with RM in the foreground). It was quite a strange place and a mixture of old and modern and neither of us really knew what to make of it. Needless to say, it looks stunning from the outside. There was also a small undergound museum. Having fortified ourselves we then headed for the Museo Historico Regional to learn more about the Incas ready for our visit to Machu Picchu tomorrow.
Cusco is full of women of all ages in colour native dress (like the ones aside). Many of them carry children, lambs or goats on their backs and are happy to have their photgraph taken for a Sol, around 20p. HJ managed to snap five with her long lens for free!
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