Erin & Regan's South American Adventure
Four ruins outside Cusco
Hola,
For our last day in Cusco we decided to be a bit more touristy and visit the ruins closest to town. You start by taking a bus to the 4th ruin, Tambo Machay a spring/shrine. Here are the 2 best photos of it.
Next was Puka Pukara a red fort, most likely to be a "tambo" or post-house. The photo of me (Regan) shows the countryside/view from the fort.
On the way to the next ruin we encountered some wild life, these photos are for you Ross. Some burros and chanchas.
Third ruin, Qénqo (or Kenko) was a temple. It is a worn rock hillside/structure with many tunnels/paths beneath it.
Last but most certainly not least Sacsayhuaman (pronounced like "sexy woman") is believed to be a temple to the sun. The ruins are almost as large as Machu Pichu and more is still being uncovered. The massive rocks weigh up to 130 tonnes.
Sacsayhuaman was by far the most impressive of these 4 ruins. From here we went to Arequipa...
Rochelle: Hi there, I just love seeing where you guys have been and Rhianna was watching the other day while I was looking where you had been. SHe asked where you were so we have plotted you on her world map and she keeps aking where you are now so it's a great educational tool also! Take care. Love from all of us in Nelson and your favourite cousin!! (11/11/06)
Juanita: Wow! I wonder where else in the world you could get close enough to somethinng like this to walk through and touch things as you are obviously able to do here. I recall Allan saying that when he went to visit Stonehenge in England that there were barriers preventing anyone from getting anywhere near the stones! (11/09/06)
Yvonne: Hi there you two. Sounds like you are having a wonderful time. I must admit all the walking you are doing makes me feel tired tough I can imagine that Erin will be thriving on the exercise. Have you noticed how many visits there have been to your site? Obviously a lot of people interested in this part of the world and with good reason. It looks really impressive. Contuinue to enjoy and love from all. (11/11/06)
Duncan Bayne: Very nice ... you guys are visiting some incredible places! (11/13/06)