Friday, November 11, 2016

Last Full Day in Cusco, Peru...

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!







They were trying to get Laurie in their pictures we realized when they were inching close to us.  Told Laurie and so she just went and posed with about 10 different kids and their moms.  So funny... One girl wanted to pose with Jerry... what a hoot! 




Cusco from the hill





So many older people hunched over... so sad... lots of hard work in their lives!






1 comment:

  1. Obrigada for your wonderful photos & prose! Felt like I was with you, okay well almost.... :) What an awesome trip. Safe travels home.
    pmjudy

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