This piggy went to the market, this piggy went to the zoo.

These pics are from the days Dad and I spent exploring Cuzco and the Sacred Valley. We visited Qoricancha, or "Golden Enclosure", the holiest site to the Incas were their creator god was worshipped, along with their main nature temples to the moon, stars, rainbow etc.

The elements of Inca spirituality displayed in a bronze reproduction.

A map of the Inca territory, with everything centered on Cuzco.

Dad and the beautiful gardens. They have been gardens since Inca times.

In the courtyard of the monastery the dominican monks built on the holiest Inca ground!

Of course, the valley is more stunning in person.

Mao'in corn in the Pisaq Market.

Their mothers take them to market in their cutest clothes with their cutest animals to take pictures for tips from tourists.

Hectic

GIMME DAT GRASS

bird

Super Casual, llama got style.

An amassment of avian amigos.

Curious baby toucan.

Last but not least, face to face with the Andean Condor, a mighty and sacred bird.

Cuzco Exploration with Pap

The second day Dad was in Cuzco with me, after allowing for some hotel relaxation to adjust to the altitude, we went on a double-decker bus tour of the city to all the major sights.

Starting in the main plaza, we saw the Cathedral the Spanish built on the sight of the Inca palace.

Lima is the capital of Peru, but a lot of business goes through the former Inca capital and second biggest Peruvian city.

A giant mural, the biggest in Latin America, depicting the story of the Inca.

A character shot of  Cusquenian streets. Drink Inca Kola

Should have put this one at the start of the post.

Peruvian building practices, complete with sticks.

Donated by Brazil, Cristo Blanco is only 8m high, far less than Rio's 40m redeemer.

View of the main plaza from afar. I wish I knew how to take those cool macro shots that make everything look like a diorama.

Adorable.

Maybe the alpacas remember the secrets of these stones.

For a sense of scale, those people are right next to the stones of  Saqsayhuaman.

Sprawling down the sacred valley.

This is the first street the Conquistadors came down. The Incas had never seen horses, or steel.