We did an additional tour ... another full day on the bus with a local tour guide, visiting
- Saqsaywaman- a sacred Inka site above Cusco. Huge rocks closely joined .... has to be seen to be believed. Hopefully we´ll be able to upload some pics to demonstrate.
- an alpaca farm and associated industries operated by 42 local communities. We saw fleece being spun, miraculously by hand, dyed using natural plant dyes, and then being woven by hand looms. It takes one month to weave about one metre. Stunning. You would have loved this Soph!
- Pisac - to see some more Inka history. Lex found his first Peruvian cache here ... a virtual cache. Impressive to see these massive stone structures high on the mountains.... and even more impressive when you realise that they didn´t use the rock from the same mountain. They always brought rock in from a different mountain. HOW???? It was explained, but we´re still left wondering.
- Pisac Markets for lunch ... and cheesecake (also recommended by Zac). Market shopping ...so many stalls.
- Ollantaytamba ... more Inka history .. a fortress. We climbed up over the amazing rock terraces and walls as our guide explained some of the techniques believed to have been used. This is also where we said goodbye to the Inca Trail trekkers (including Zac).
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You're absolutely right - I would love to have seen the spinning and weaving. I sure hope that you got some photos!
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