Sacred Valley

Peru


Nope, this is not yet the sacred valley... hee-hee! I just took a photo of the street while waiting for the bus that will take us to the sacred valley!!! =)





Aren't they cute??? The one on the left is a llama (their ears are shaped like a banana, and, their wool smells when wet!!!) and the one on the right is an alpaca!!! We're almost there!



   
Here we are now in view of the Sacred Valley! We were told that not too many quechuas farm nowadays since they make more money selling trinkets to tourists than farming... It's a little sad, don't you think?


   

   
Our first stop for the day, Pisac.



   
When I took this photos, I was actually following a group of Japanese tourists... Hehehe! Unfortunately, I had to get back to our meeting point so, I wasn't able to explore as much... What I have seen though, is already pretty amazing! What I remember now in Pisac is that I had to run back as fast as I can since I saw all my busmates already close to the meeting point and me still far away! Hee-hee! I was really huffing and puffing at that time, and I guess the altitude didn't help me much... Let's just say that I was building my red blood cells there that's why I was huffing! =)




Take a look at the photo closely... I still can't believe that the bus we were on fit on that street!!! It was really narrow!



   
Loved the market there!!! I couldn't believe how many types of corn and potatoes they have there!!! It's in the hundreds (I meant the varieties in Peru, not in the market... hehehe!)!!!!


Isn't this colorful? All the colors you see here are natural!!!




    

    


Nope, this is not Machu Picchu... This is Ollantaytambo. Pretty amazing huh? So many steps! Again, I was huffing and puffing to get to the top!!! At least I made it!!! The views are just amazing from there!!! Notice how intricate the stone work is...





Isn't this a nice view? The snow on the mountain reminded us that the place is pretty high!!! Someone on our bus was actually sick because of the altitude... The local remedy there is to chew coca leaves. I don't know about chewing those... We did try the coca tea and the coca candy!!!



    

    

Here's our last stop for the day: Chinchero. They've got a pretty big market there and pretty nice views too!!!