Mood: Glowing (mostly due to sunburn)
Music: Eric Mongrain
Today I went to see the Inca ruins over the village that I'm staying in. The site is very impressive and the weather was quite spectacular. Lovely clear skys. So much for rainy season (I'll just hopes that holds out for the next couple of days in Machu Picchu!) .
The Inca temples have amazing stonework in them, the blocks of stone are cut in almost a 3D jigsaw to ensure that they all interlock correctly. The reason they still exist in such a state is that the were built to withstand the fairly regular seismic activity where as the Spanish colonial buildings were not and so have collapsed over the years. The site itself was never completed as the Spanish got to the empire before they could do so.
In the afternoon we went to the ruins up the other side of the valley. These were store houses and other buildings. It was quite a high climb but gave a great view out over the valley and the famous ruins opposite, as shown by Rolf!
I managed to get a little sun burnt even though I was applying suncream regularly. I'll have to do better if the weather stays like this.
I'll sign off now before the battery runs out. Take care all. Machu Picchu tomorrow!
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