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Pisac Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Pisac, Peru
Première visite dans la vallée sacrée
Debout 7h du mat pour retrouver Linda, Charlie et Samoel sur la terrasse de l´école. Direction Pisac, site archéologique de la vallée sacrée. L´endroit est magnifique. Les garcons nous entrainent Linda et moi dans cette ascension plutôt ereintante ...
Pisac
... a while to get to Pisac. We passed by a small village call Corao. I think today will be more of a shopping stop. Both Pisac and Corao are all about marketplace and buying things. Pisac is more interesting though since it's a much bigger city/market than ...
Pisac and Pisco Sours
... my surprise my young American friend arrived on time and she managed to negotiate a good deal on the taxi journey up the Pisac mountain. Following previous experiences on this trip, when it came to arranging a guide I stood back and waited for the ...
Trip to OROPESA - Dinosaur Park & More
Wow – a week and a half since arriving and I am one tired gal! My day starts at 6:00 with the yakking parrots, quick warm shower, dressed, breakfast of a dry roll and slice of queso and out the door to catch a taxi to the school that teaches ...
Mar 17, 2011
Market and Festival at Pisac
... passenger has to put his/her name on a list which is then turned into the police for purposes of control. The stopped outside of Pisac and handed in its list but the police were not letting any more buses into the town. All the passengers had to walk ...
JUÉE Y QUE JUE
... es una gran serpiente plateada que se desliza por entre los campos marcando la dirección de este valle mágico. Llegamos a Pisac después de pasar varios pueblitos pequeños, este no es mucho mas grande pero parece ser la puerta principal a ...
Visiting the ruins at Pisac
... . Eucalyptus trees abounded in the area and every now and then you could get a whiff of the familiar smell. Pisac is a Peruvian village in the Sacred Valley on the Urubamba River about 1.5 hours from Cusco. The Inca constructed ...
The Sacred Valley
... importance, and so all Incan ceremonial centers were high up! So we climbed and finally reached the ceremonial center of Pisac, which was amazing, building crafted with no mortar or cement, but stones carried some distance away from some quarry, ...
Sacred Valley
... because of the long walk. Tina and I were also interested in the market that is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Pisac village. The artisans were excellent and we spent more time and money there than we usually do spend at similar village ...
New Flight to Old Peru - Llamas and Weavers
... itself does not stand strong in my mind. Note to self: visit Pisac when I return. Last of all, we take a quick run through Pisac Market, just for a taste (we plan to hit the market in Ollantaytambo and Cusco, too), and then David drops us at our hotel. ...
Cuzco and the Valle Sagrado
... rock. Pisac: A very cool Incan and pre-incan set of terraces going all the way up the mountainside beside the village of Pisac. I hardly had time to explore this huge place because every time I crested a hill, there was another set of buildings ...
Markedsdag
I dag tager vi til en naerliggende by for a gaa paa marked. Og tilmed et auenisk et af slagsen, hvor kunstnerne maler billederne lige der fx. Det bliver godt at se noget nyt. Vi skal have dagen til at gaa for vi tjekker ud af hotellet i Cusco om lidt saa ...
Stuck in a Peruvian road blockade
I´m way too tired to type all this up right now, I just want to see the ...
Visit to Pisac Ruins and Market
... part of history! As promised Carlos was waiting for us in the valley. We then proceeded towards the Pisac market where colourful merchandises were being sold. We made our way through several kioks admiring the Incas traditional ...
I am here in Peru!!!
... that will not soon be forgotten!...OMG driving in Peru will have it's own entry..... Aspen and I spent the morning walking through Pisac and talking. The market is just fascinating for culture And people watching. We went back to the Inn and I met ...
Pachamama Hatun Festival
Après avoir trouvé un dealer de cañazo avec suffisamment de stock, on prend le bus avec nos 3 litres direction la vallée sacrée des Incas: objectif Pachamama Hatun Festival. On y retrouve tous les jetés de Bolivie. Patricia qui va pas en ...
Leaving tomorrow for a 4 day hike
Last night I slightly took it to the rack at the bars and feel like garbage today. I´m not doing shit today, besides festering heavily, eating heavily, and catching a massage. It´s safe to say the next 4 days are going to be pretty hardcore, so chill ...
Destination Cusco
... mountain roads. Much like in Honduras the bus driver would pass other trucks and buses just before a blind curve. Pisac is a tiny town famous for its thrice-weekly markets and also for its less frequently visited ruins. We had ...
Most beautiful and scenic stop yet!
I´ll add more to this, but basically I just got into Cuzco after a short hour flight via Lima. This place is by far the most beautiful place I have gone to so far.. The mountains and architecture are simply amazing, it has modern stuff as well such as ...
Pisac Mercado
... market, informed us of the fake Alpaca sweaters, scarves and hats and told us where to find the "authentic" alpaca goods. Pisac Mercado The mercado was a maze of stalls, vendors, natives strolling with babies on their backs wrapped in blankets wearing ...
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 ...
Pisac - The Sacred Valley
... the market, and generally enjoyed a relaxing day in preparation for the big day ahead. Friday 17 October - The Pisac Ruins The day started out with great optimism, with an ommlette breakfast and thorough preperations. We felt quietly ...
Pisac and its Inca citadels are enchanting
... two noisy days in Cuzco. Pisac is based in the Sacred Valley - El Valle Sagrado - about 33 km north of Cuzco. You enter Pisac via a one-way bridge across the Rio Urubamba. Viewing it at first it reminded me strongly of a township like Alexandra back home. ...
Hike to ruins, descent from hell
... the ladder sealed the deal. We forged ahead on the path. Eventually, many jokes at Mark's expense later, we reached the town of Pisac. Conveniently, the path emptied right into the market, which was where we were going to shop the rest of the day away, ...
Day 39, Peru: Inca Sacred Valley
... nbsp;and below the ancient sacred city of Machu Picchu. The valley is generally understood to include everything between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, parallel to the Urubamba River and contains numerous archaeological remains and villages. The ...
Peru in 7 days!
... first. It was difficult to get back to the bus on time as there was so much to see. We drove on the inca ruins at Pisac where they explained that the inca´s worked a lot with the position of the sun, the moon and the stars. They were real astronomers. ...
Pisac Ruins, then to Urubamba
... is valid for entrances to various archaeological sites and museums in the Cusco and Sacred Valley area. A hole was punched in the Pisac box and we entered the park. The ruins were sprawling but had arrows guiding the way through the various ...
