As we walk out of our hotel each morning this is the view over Cusco we see - the lively area of San Blas formed by this sweet square and the twisting alleys you see below.
Here you can see Gary standing in front of the impressive zigzag fortifications at ´Sexy Woman´. As always clouds loom over Cusco in the distance but fortunately the weather stayed clear for our Inca explorations.
More zigzags at Sachsayhumuan... and a very small gary near them to give a sense of scale!
This gorge was near the Inca site of Chacan - we followed it back down towards Cusco, getting fabulous views of the city on the way.
Rock sildes! The volcanic rock near Sachsayhumuan has been used for sliding for hundreds of years - making it very smooth! By the time you reach the bottom you´re going pretty swiftly towards that muddy puddle... Below you can see Gary in Qenko, standng in one of the labrynthine caves.
Puka Pukara looks like any ruined castle you might find in Europe, but by Inca standards it´s only a tiny hunting lodge. It does have a wonderful view over the valley to the right of this photo though, and just off to the left are some sacred bathing pools.
Cusco´s Plaza de Armas at night - very lively, nice churches and cathedrals - and of course the obligatory silly fountain in the middle.
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