Tuesday, 15 January 2013

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.

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