On the way to Machu Picchu, we stopped off in a few towns in the Sacred Valley with their own giant ruins. Pisac was the first and we happened to get there the day of their giant-est market. There was much knit-hat buying and then much waiting for others to finnish knit-hat buying - and all were pleased.
Natural dyes used in said knit hats.
Everyday they take everything down and then 12 hours later set it all back up... crazy.
Since it was a small town and we left most of our things in Cuzco, after about 7pm, we all got really bored. As a result, we all had too much Sangria and actually read for a while. Gillian found a sweet SciFi book by someone named Bear and was joyous.
Day 2 was for ruins. These were cool because they were all spaced out along the top of the mountains. So every 15 minutes we came across something new. Also, there weren't nearly as many tourists as at M. Picchu.
Sunscreen time.
Jacob tipping his hat tothe fine market below.
There seems to be two kinds of Incan stonework. The older kind looks like this, but later they really perfect it. Or maybe they just did it this way when they hadn't the time for perfection.
We haven't had to do too much walking along the edge of a huge cliff, which has been a nice change of pace.
None shall pass.
Gillian gets cold way too much in my opinion. 
As we approached the final ruin, we could hear this guy playing flute as it echoed through the hills. And as we listened, a small hawk hovered above. It was SICK!
1 comment:
I like Bear who writes Science Fiction.
That place is really high up. Many high elevations. Looks cold.
Chaco Canyon vs Machu Pichu.
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