Roma and Anyarsquos Excellent Adventure to Peru

Lima Nazca Arequipa Cuzco Machu Pichu Sasquahuaman

So for two weeks in the beginning of Winter in Peru (June 2008) we flew off to Peru Everything was new including chickens

Peruvians raise guinea pigs (like so)

Lima Machu Pichu Nazca Cuzco Arequipa

But then they eat them for dinner Anya had roast guinea pig her first night in Lima

We were told Lima was full of crime and poverty and that we should watch ourselves but we stayed in a delightful neighborhood (Miraflores) and thought the city charming We were totally overtaken by the main Cathedral in Plaza Armas probably the most

ornate church Irsquove seen outside of the Vatican and Notre Dame It was stunning (See one of their many gold leaf abelow)

ltars

The ceiling of the Grand Hotel in Lima (left)

Great restaurant in Lima where Anya had her first guinea pig (Huaca Pucllana)and located on Inca ruins (background)

These kids posed for us in front of the Presidential palace in Lima where Alan Garcia heads up the country

On our journey we noticed that the people especially the Andean people dressed in traditional dress not for tourists but just because they dressed that way Here is a sample of the more traditional Peruvian dress (girl feeding llama old man knitting)

Anya in Lima at Plaza Armas (above) and in front of the Presidential Palace (below)

We went first to the Nazca lines These are ancient landscapes carved in the steppes by moving iron rocks and exposing gypsum which then turns white and hard and lasts for millennia The Nazca people about 500BC apparently carved out figures of monkeys and hummingbirds (photo below) visible only from the air (or space) but there are also

strange trapezoidaand rectangles which appear nowhere on Nazcapottery and thumay have antedated the Nazca peoplewho knows thousands of years We flew in a plane the first

time I was ever in a single engine plane and it was fun and sc

l lines

s

by

ary all at the same time

These kids posed for us in front of the Presidential palace in Lima where Alan Garcia heads up the country

On our journey we noticed that the people especially the Andean people dressed in traditional dress not for tourists but just because they dressed that way Here is a sample of the more traditional Peruvian dress (girl feeding llama old man knitting)

Anya in Lima at Plaza Armas (above) and in front of the Presidential Palace (below)

We went first to the Nazca lines These are ancient landscapes carved in the steppes by moving iron rocks and exposing gypsum which then turns white and hard and lasts for millennia The Nazca people about 500BC apparently carved out figures of monkeys and hummingbirds (photo below) visible only from the air (or space) but there are also

strange trapezoidaand rectangles which appear nowhere on Nazcapottery and thumay have antedated the Nazca peoplewho knows thousands of years We flew in a plane the first

time I was ever in a single engine plane and it was fun and sc

l lines

s

by

ary all at the same time

Anya in Lima at Plaza Armas (above) and in front of the Presidential Palace (below)

We went first to the Nazca lines These are ancient landscapes carved in the steppes by moving iron rocks and exposing gypsum which then turns white and hard and lasts for millennia The Nazca people about 500BC apparently carved out figures of monkeys and hummingbirds (photo below) visible only from the air (or space) but there are also

strange trapezoidaand rectangles which appear nowhere on Nazcapottery and thumay have antedated the Nazca peoplewho knows thousands of years We flew in a plane the first

time I was ever in a single engine plane and it was fun and sc

l lines

s

by

ary all at the same time

We went first to the Nazca lines These are ancient landscapes carved in the steppes by moving iron rocks and exposing gypsum which then turns white and hard and lasts for millennia The Nazca people about 500BC apparently carved out figures of monkeys and hummingbirds (photo below) visible only from the air (or space) but there are also

strange trapezoidaand rectangles which appear nowhere on Nazcapottery and thumay have antedated the Nazca peoplewho knows thousands of years We flew in a plane the first

time I was ever in a single engine plane and it was fun and sc

l lines

s

by

ary all at the same time

We then took a long bus ride with some nice Dutch kids and ended up in Arequipa a delightful colonial city of considerable opulence

Anya and Roma in Plaza Armas in Arequipa Arequipa is filled with delightful streets and

courtyards

We relaxed in Areqipa for the next stage of our journey with some cheese soup coca tea and sodoku

And while there we saw an agrarian protest march in Arequipa in the central square

Central square and main cathedral in Arequipa with Mount Misty (volcano) behind We also visited a picturesque nunnery( Monasterio Mysterioso) where girls in 1520AD were sent from Spain to spend the rest of their lives in silence (below) confined to the walls of this place A very religious prison really

Nuns can speak to the outside world through this screen The nunnery continues in operation to this day Roma decides after deliberation not to become a nun afterall

One day we went to Colca canyon a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon tfeatures the worldrsquos second largest bird the condor with a wing span that can reach 9 feet Had toget up very early to see them flying the thermals We sawVicuna Alpaca and Llamas o

hat

n journey

s ol

Vicuna wool is so rare and the specieso protected its wosells for $1000 kilo

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

We relaxed in Areqipa for the next stage of our journey with some cheese soup coca tea and sodoku

And while there we saw an agrarian protest march in Arequipa in the central square

Central square and main cathedral in Arequipa with Mount Misty (volcano) behind We also visited a picturesque nunnery( Monasterio Mysterioso) where girls in 1520AD were sent from Spain to spend the rest of their lives in silence (below) confined to the walls of this place A very religious prison really

Nuns can speak to the outside world through this screen The nunnery continues in operation to this day Roma decides after deliberation not to become a nun afterall

One day we went to Colca canyon a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon tfeatures the worldrsquos second largest bird the condor with a wing span that can reach 9 feet Had toget up very early to see them flying the thermals We sawVicuna Alpaca and Llamas o

hat

n journey

s ol

Vicuna wool is so rare and the specieso protected its wosells for $1000 kilo

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

And while there we saw an agrarian protest march in Arequipa in the central square

Central square and main cathedral in Arequipa with Mount Misty (volcano) behind We also visited a picturesque nunnery( Monasterio Mysterioso) where girls in 1520AD were sent from Spain to spend the rest of their lives in silence (below) confined to the walls of this place A very religious prison really

Nuns can speak to the outside world through this screen The nunnery continues in operation to this day Roma decides after deliberation not to become a nun afterall

One day we went to Colca canyon a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon tfeatures the worldrsquos second largest bird the condor with a wing span that can reach 9 feet Had toget up very early to see them flying the thermals We sawVicuna Alpaca and Llamas o

hat

n journey

s ol

Vicuna wool is so rare and the specieso protected its wosells for $1000 kilo

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Central square and main cathedral in Arequipa with Mount Misty (volcano) behind We also visited a picturesque nunnery( Monasterio Mysterioso) where girls in 1520AD were sent from Spain to spend the rest of their lives in silence (below) confined to the walls of this place A very religious prison really

Nuns can speak to the outside world through this screen The nunnery continues in operation to this day Roma decides after deliberation not to become a nun afterall

One day we went to Colca canyon a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon tfeatures the worldrsquos second largest bird the condor with a wing span that can reach 9 feet Had toget up very early to see them flying the thermals We sawVicuna Alpaca and Llamas o

hat

n journey

s ol

Vicuna wool is so rare and the specieso protected its wosells for $1000 kilo

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Nuns can speak to the outside world through this screen The nunnery continues in operation to this day Roma decides after deliberation not to become a nun afterall

One day we went to Colca canyon a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon tfeatures the worldrsquos second largest bird the condor with a wing span that can reach 9 feet Had toget up very early to see them flying the thermals We sawVicuna Alpaca and Llamas o

hat

n journey

s ol

Vicuna wool is so rare and the specieso protected its wosells for $1000 kilo

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

One day we went to Colca canyon a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon tfeatures the worldrsquos second largest bird the condor with a wing span that can reach 9 feet Had toget up very early to see them flying the thermals We sawVicuna Alpaca and Llamas o

hat

n journey

s ol

Vicuna wool is so rare and the specieso protected its wosells for $1000 kilo

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Colca canyon with two perched condors (center right)

Condor left and Vicuna right

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

After leaving Colca Canyon and Arequipa we headed to the finale of our trip Cuzco Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley All these places are high up (9000-12000 foot elevation and the rarefied air can cause shortness of breath slowness and headaches

The countryside near Cuzco is peppered with brilliant scenes and ancient Inca terraces

And there is a church in the center plaza of Cuzco which would knock your socks off

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Cuzco cathedrals the one on right dates to 1650

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Temple of the Sun in Cuzco Although degraded by the Spanish This location was one of the most sacred Inca sites and literally covered in gold (before it was all melted and sent off to Spain as coins) (Protected vicuna seen

from bus window below)

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Cuzco hotel and restaurant in Cuzco where we ate Ostrich and Alpaca steaks

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Just outside of Cuzco is the most magnificent monument we experienced far more interesting than Machu Pichu This is called Sacsayhuaman (almost pronounced ldquosexy womanrdquo)

It has stones weighing 600000 lbs perfectly cut shaped and withstanding every earthquake How the Inca didPizarrorsquos conquistadors withyou cannot

this (or if they did)after all they defended against sling shotsis a mystery The stones are so perfectly cut

put a credit card etween them and there is o mortar

bn

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

We had a wonderful guide here and speculated whether Incas aliens or alien-influenpeople did these It is not merely a spectacular stone structure it is a zig zag affair infront of a giant park The zig zags also are titled at 6 degrees So when the summer solstice appears a shadow is cast from the top of one zig to the very bottom of the other zag a perfect alignment only one day per year On top of that the entire structure is an acoustic engineering feat When you stand on the other side as Pope John did when he came a perfect echo chamber is created and your voice is reflected back and amplifiedis absolutely incredible The entire area of Sacsayhuaman to blow your mind even further is really the head of a giant puma and the remainder of the city of Cuzco b(old town) actually forms the body of the puma The detail and magnitude of this achievement boggles the mind The first Spanish conquistadors who came here said thaSacsayhuaman rivals anything in ancient

ced

It

elow

t Greece or Rome and they themselves did not

believe that these native peoples built it

Thanks to my late best buddy David Griffard and his interest in archeoastronomy which inspired this trip to Peru in the firs place

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

After Cuzco we took a trip to the Sacred Valley and noticed some enchanting sites

Stunning Inca terraces in Ollantaytambo (above) and Sacred Valley (below)

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Andean woman with eagle and llama

At the temple of the sun in the Sacred Valley wgiant blocks of solid granite perfectly carved But notice since this is an earthq

e saw

uake area the granite had ldquobuffersrdquo of

case of earthquakes They were lsquoretrofittingrsquo their temples long before Columbus

other granite in between the huge blocks in

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aquas Calientes and Machu Picchu

Machu Pichu was a climb and a half at 14000 feet

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

More Machu Pichu terraces

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

More Machu Pichu carving but this time in granite One has 32 separate angles (not shown)

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Miscellanea department

In the Sacred valley there is a carving in a mountain of Virachoa the god of the Incas

ame from the stars went back promised to return you know the story Here is his face C(center of photo) and on the summer solstice the sun hits his eye directly Hi

f

ith absolutely etailed and exacting Inca art was in Cuzco

)

ood drink Pisco sour Tastes like a hiskey sour Very Peruvian

Couple last minute things for this little bit o

recorded history

Probably the best art gallery I have seen anywhere on my travels wdldquoMuseo Taller Galeria Arte Olaverdquo on Plaza San Blas 651 (photo left Gw

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

And when we finally got back to Li ll

types of ceviche sushi crab alpaca steak ostrich and got a

Thanks for letting us share our

adventure with you

ma tuckered out we had to ki5 hours before our flight We stumbled upon an incredible restaurant on the beach near

Barrancos called ldquoRusticardquo We had the buffet with wine two

nice buzz for our 12-hour trip back home

Adios from Peru

Adios from Peru