Started the day out with a nice breakfast (and some pics of
the monastery where we were staying) and then we drove to the Saqsaywaman Park
area. More and more stone work… and the
Inca’s did it so precisely to withstand earthquakes. You look at the way the huge stones fit
together and marvel; and the size of the area… where they had to drag the
stones from… and remember, Inca’s did not invent or have wheels… makes it all the
more impressive.
One hillside looks funny with just stones spaced
sporadically on the area… come to find out, these smaller stones were taken
down into Cusco, after the Inca population was wiped out with the Spanish
invading the territory, and used to build churches, etc. so, so, so sad. I remember in Rome, the Coliseum had marble
and other stones removed and recycled for use in the St Peter’s Basilica and
other buildings in the city back in the day.
I often wonder what things we do today will affect the future… kinda
scary…
We also made a visit to one of the markets there. WOW! I love our markets, like Harbor Greens, so much better. The meats in the open... don't like that too much! Lots of potatoes in Peru... all kinds and all quite good! And varieties of corn...
We finished up about 1ish and we were all pretty tired from
the Machu Picchu experience. Our
original plan was to rest a bit and go out and explore some more… we rested for
sure, but never went out for more exploring.
It’s been three weeks since we left home, so we’re in a slowdown mode at
this point! We have loved Peru, but are
ready for our own bed!
Cusco from the hill |
So many older people hunched over... so sad... lots of hard work in their lives! |
Obrigada for your wonderful photos & prose! Felt like I was with you, okay well almost.... :) What an awesome trip. Safe travels home.
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