La Casa Del Conde
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Enough color to make your eyes pop
We came to Pisac to see the Kichwa who come down from nearby pueblos for Sunday mass. All dressed in their traditional clothes, it was something a photographer simply can't let herself miss. And to add to that, it's Sunday market--something that draws tourists by the busloads.
Since we'd already been to the ruins up the mountainside, we …
Christmas Eve
The day before Christmas the Casa holds a traditional celebration called "Chocolatada" for two of the communities on either side of the them. The Mamma's at the Casa start a fire on the font lawn and cook Hot Chocolate in these humongous pots. The people walk over from their communities and receive a cup of hot coco and a little bag with a Panetone …
Hike to ruins, descent from hell
... some lovely Peruvian eye candy to brighten our day). After seeing the buildings, terraces, and tombs (viewed as holes in the side of a mountain), we split the group. One would take the easier path to the van, while the other group went Mark's way, which, he promised, was nearly as fast as the other way. I chose unwisely. Well, in the end, I was glad to have done it, but what a descent! Steep, steep, oh EVER so steep and narrow steps followed by switchback (and ...
Sacred valley shenanigans
... Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina with around 9-14 million inhabitants. In the morning, we drove to Pisaq, an ancient Inca site, which is still quite well preserved. The great thing is that they never restore the site, they only reconstruct using original materials and tools/methods. It is really high up in the mountains compared to the rest of the landscape and is a huge archeological site with lots of constructions, varying from granaries to schools, temples and houses for ...
Manu Cloud Forest, Day 2
... in the river and watching the animals from the view platform. As it grew dark we played with the fireflies with our torches. After dinner we had a walk down the trail and back up the river in the dark looking for more wildlife. We saw a variety of frogs and stick insects but most unusual were the little bugs with glowing ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsLa Casa Del Conde Pisac
“ Beautiful place ”
Reviewed Mar 12, 2012
Lovely place against the face of the mountains. Cecilia is a wonderful hostess and the breakfast was wonderful. We only had one day here and wish we could have had more. Great place.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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