After a long day of travel we arrived in Lima at 11:00 and took a taxi to the hotel. In the morning we at breakfast and went back to the airport for our flight to Cusco. An hour flight that took two hours, butwe were gland to arrive at 3,300 meters (10,000 feet). We toured the main square and heard history lesson from our guide, Olga, who despite the name, has Incan roots.
Lunch was an incredible serving of grilled trout at a restaurant owned by another guide's brother. Another lunch treat was "Chicha" a drink made from red corn, sweetened with sugar and flavored with cinnamon. It was really tasty.
So on to the main event. We toured the Sacred Gardens which were built by the Incas in the early part of the second millenium, A.D. The Incan name is SAQSAYWAMAN, which transliterates in Spanish as "Sexy Woman". The Gardens were a place for ritual and were built over 300 years by the subjects of the Incas. Enough talk, here's some pics.
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| Some of our tour guides |
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| Procession to the cathedral |
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| Cusco pride |
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| Hotel Amaru courtyard |
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