Hostal Pisaq Pisac

Second day of Inca ruins involved getting a local bus to Pisac for the 60 minute trip north of Cusco. On route, managed to have a reasonably flowing conversation (in Spanish) with a young Peruvian woman; successful enough to take the mickey out of the Spanish language requirement to express feelings in 14 different ways. Oh yes, the fiendishly complex subjunctive form. Of course, the mickey taking goes both ways; there is a probably a ...

Nach ei***** V**spätung konnten wir uns**e Wand**ung in die Umgebung von Urcos und Cusco doch noch antreten. Wir wollten nicht nur das touristische P**u mit Machu Picchu kennen l**nen, sond**n auch das "echte und ursprüngliche". So wand**ten wir 4 Stunden wir auf kleinen Pfaden, abseits von Strassen, üb** Lamaweiden und vorbei an kleine Bau**nhöfen* bis nach Parara. Hi** schlugen wir uns** Zelt im Innenhof ein** Familie ...

... and still exists today. You are unlikely to see him in the cities, but if you head out to the pampas, particularly any working estancia or ranch, you will see him in all his glory, usually astride a horse. Whether he is on horseback or not, he will move with a straight back and his head held high, completely aware of his importance to the ranch and proud of his ability to do his job better than anyone else.

Author – Gary Sargent

... the great help from the Web _ Adrian Holton on BadWeatherBikers - and especially from Mike Foggel in Cali who both sent us pages from the Buell repair manual - we found that the timing was completely screwed up and we reset that, as well as some other adjustments we could now do with the computer - we got the Buell roaring again....we were set to hit the road again after almost two weeks in Cusco....

... eine klassische Inkaruine, gut v**steckt auf ein** Hochebene in einem Seitental. Das Gelände ist riesig und bietet v**schiedene Pfade um es zu entdecken. Hi** war vorallem das äuss**st gut durchdachte Bewäss**ungssystem eine Augenweide. Sämtliche Kanäle und Röhren wurden mit immensen präzision gebaut, typisch für die Inkas. P**fekt geschliffene Steine, exakte
Steigungswinkel um den Wass**fluss zu reguli**en: schnell** od** langsam**, mehr od** we*****. Das System ...

... t expecting was the incredible size of the place. Round every corner appeared another view of stonework andruins stretching across the hillsides.

The fortress is located on top of a ridge that overlooks three valleys, giving great strategic position. It comprises masses of agricultural terraces, lookout towers, fountains, ceremonial areas and houses. The views are stunning and the paths are narrow and windswept, often with precipitous drops to the side. I had a great time ...

... seriam dor de cabeça, cansaço excessivo e dificuldade de respirar.

Depois desse mirante, seguimos caminhando e conversando. Meu irmao é muito simpático! E é bom porque ele me fala sobre o Peru (eu faço muitas perguntas!) e também porque pratico meu espanhol. E ele também gosta de futebol! E claro, conhece os times e jogadores brasileiros...

Chegamos entao à Catedral de San Cristóbal (depois de quase morrer em escadas ...

... Wass** und deutlich üb**füllt**.
Tag vi** war dann wied** etwas anstrengend**, morgens ein Stückchen mit dem Bus, um dann auf einem alten Inkaweg **st zu ein** Ruine dann wied** ins Tal i den Ort Hydroelectric und nach dem Mittag von dort auf den Schienen weit** nach Aqua Caliente, dem Ausgangsort von Machu Picchu. Nach 4 Tagen Wand**n war es dann doch schon komisch wied** in real** Touristenzivilisation zu sein. Man kommt sich dann zwischen all den saub**en und ...

Dear Blog,

We made our way through the to Urubamba Valley way up to a small village called Pisac. This was our first official stop on our itinerary, a visit at the ruins above Pisac and then the Pisac market in the village below.

Carlos drove us way above the mountain where we all got out of the car except himself. He would be waiting for us at the ...

... entrance, admiring the terraces and the architecture and enjoying having the site practically all to ourselves that day as there were almost no other tourists...

Did some shopping at the market and split up into two groups to go back to Cusco - one group in taxi, the other in bus. I was in the bus enjoying a choclo con queso on the ride back...