Pisac Inn

... the Sun". The site was the main religious center for the Incas and had amazing stone work! When the Spaniards came to town, they decided it would make a great foundation for one of their own churches and so, using the existing structure, built right on top. The complex is quite big and is a really strange mix-mash of Incan and Spanish architecture. The museum underneath the temple gardens was kinda weird ...

<br>Samstag, 26.9.2009<br><br>An diesem<br>Wochenende besuchten wir, eine Gruppe von Studenten und einem Lehr** d** Schule, div**se ärchaologische Stätten circa eine Autostunde von Cusco entf**nt. Krönend** Abschluss dieses Ausfluges sollte eine Mahlzeit in ein** Cuy**ia w**den, wo die Spezialität P**u's s**vi**t<br>wird: gebratenes Me**schweinchen. <br><br>Früh morgens v**sammelten wir uns am Plaza des Armas (das touristische Zentrum von Cusco), um mit einem gemieteten ...

... 258;. So much for emphasis, haha***<br><br>Speaking of my hostel, it is clean and safe. For some crazy reason, I keep getting 2 beds. I guess it's a good thing, I have extra space to throw my junk around, haha. <br><br>The interior of the hostel is really wonky. There are stairs going everywhere and the middle is open from the ground floor to the top of the 3rd floor. There is some corregated ...

... br>attempts, program downloads and firmware upgrades couldn't solve. So<br>we are firmly back on the digital train, although still holding our<br>breath with that nervous feeling in our groin every time we try<br>turning something on. It's the peace of mind that we like.<br><br>Oh, and last but not least, our hotel,<br>Hosteria Anita, has been a tremendous find &#8211; super friendly,<br>spacious rooms, good breakfast, lots of hot water, and a TV in our<br>room that ...

... in their lives when tourists purchase things.<br><br>In Ollantaytambo, Julio is backing up the car on to a side street so that Harvey can go to an ATM. He hears a bump, stops the car and jumps out to look. An elderly woman, no taller than the height of the back of the car was knocked down. With his help, she stands up and brushes herself off. The woman asks for 10 soles (about $3) and she will forget about it. A small crowd ...

... or more than 1,600 pounds annually. According to Gourmet Magazine, the average American eats 131 pounds per year (including French fries and potato chips). On our way through the Sacred Valley, we stopped off to purchase pita shaped breads. A large garbage bag full was $ 1.75. For snacks, we tried a few bags of popcorn; the popped corn was about twice the size of our Orville Redenbacher ...

Today we had our usual delicious breakfast at the Hostal and then set off by taxi to the bus station where we waited in line for a public bus to Pisac. Presently an American girl with her mother asked if we wanted to share a cab with them for relatively the same price. So we jumped in the tiny cab and chatted with them for the hour or so it ...

... no es synthetico!" and "Esta bien!" Esta bien? Esta ****ing awful.<br><br>N.B. Peruvian alpaca jumpers are nice, but their sizing system leaves a lot to be desired for the discerning consumer. Claire´s jumper fitted the arms and body perfectly, but was too short at the bottom by about an inch. Most jumpers I tried on were too short in the arms and body, but if I went up a size, the body was perfect but the arms were ludicrously baggy. Of course, your tat-merchant will ...

... br><br>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 costumes, jewellery, musical instruments, sweathers made out of llama wool, the famous Peruvian tuque, etc... I was able to speak a little bit ...

Had to go to Pisac before our boleto turístico expired (got it for the Sacred Valley tour last Thursday, and only valid for 10 days). I, myself, was kind of disappointed that the ruins weren't included in our tour of the Sacred Valley (only the Pisac market was, which, while impressionable, didn't really have anything that I couldn't find at a market in ...