Cuzco, Peru
Trip Start
Jun 08, 2007
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Trip End
Sep 03, 2007
Cusco,
Peru
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
View of Cuzco
Our bus ride from Puno to Cuzco was longer than expected because the bus' engine started to overheat, so we had to stop while the engine cooled down. However, the bus driver tried to make up the time by honking people & all the stray dogs out of his way en route.
Plaza des Armas - Cuzco
We spent our first two days touring the city of Cuzco, which is the historical capital of Peru with many Inca and Colonial remains.
Andrea and Fraser
On our third day, we did a mountain bike trip to Moray (Inca terraces), Salinas (salt mines) and the town of Urabamba. Moray is looks amphitheatre-like and is made of different levels of concentric terraces (each terrace with its own microclimate). Apparently, the Incas used this as a crop-labarotary to etermine the optimal conditions of each species of crops. The salt mines are still run by the locals.
biking break
Although the tour could be done by bus, we opted for the mountin bike tour so we could appreciate the countryside and to test how acclimatised we were.
On our fourth day, we visited two Inca ruins near Cuzco: Sacsayhuaman (pronounced sexy woman) and Qenko.
Fraser and Andrea - Pisac
On our fifth day, we took a bus to visit the Pisac ruins. To our surprise, this was the best Inca site we've seen so far. The 5 km from Pisac village to the ruins was a steep uphill climb, but the views were spectacular (just look at the photos)! 
