Up early and off on our Sacred Valley of the Incas tour with local guide santee.
First off we visited an Animal Sanctuary - Awana Kancha and we saw wild life they are healing and returning to the wild. I bought a baby alpaca beanie for myself and Kevin got a t- shirt.
Next off to the Sacred Valley. An area rich in soils,good climate,rich flora and fauna, it's exception beauty, as well as its association with the cosmos. It was called Sacred by the Incas and was their personal holding & was built as a direct extension of the city of Cusco.
Inca architecture was designed not only to be practical but use natural formations already present and put them in their terraces,platforms,channels, water fountains etc.
We had a guided tour of the "Pisac Ruins" in the Sacred Valley. It's built on top of a mountain with tons of uphill steps, made up of groups of terraces that are integrated with the hillside.
Next we were off and stopped at a fabulous market for shopping for jewerley, souvenirs etc. I bought a small change purse & a shoulder bag. Kevin got a sunhat with a good brim.
We had a late lunch in a delightful restaurant - I had a chicken/salad sandwich and Kevin had a bowl of chicken/ vegie soup.
We continued on to Ollantaytamboo and had a tour of their Ruins. More uphill steps - lots of them!
We dropped all the people hiking the "Inca Trail" & Karen, Ella, Kevin & I headed back to Cusco. ( it took an hour).
Home at 7.30pm. We had coca tea, some mixed nuts & a danish pastry for tea in our room. Showered & hopped into bed.
Jo from New Plymouth vibered us - we chatted to her for a while, was great to hear her voice.
Goodnight for now.
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