September 11, 2007
From SATA-Peru-2007
Scenes from Cusco Week Two
This is called the Temple of the Moon which is about a 15 minute hike from Cusco. It is a fertility site where Incans would give payments to mother nature so that their gardens would be very productive. This is a view towards the east with lower Cusco in the background.
This is a view of the Piquillacta Terraces that we visited with Alcides after a long and rewarding day of work at Azul Wasi. Piquillacta in quechua means “Flea-town” and the area flourished between 600-950 A.D.
Although this looks like Inca stonework, the street with the stone wall is Colonial. You can distinguish the post Inca stone walls because they are not dry fit; they have some kind of "cement" or clay binding them.
On this little girl’s right is a replica of the famous “12 corners” stone, between her head and the lizard.
Fidel Castro is a Quechua Cusqueño that lost his sight when he was 33 and learned to play mandolin to earn some money. He loves to talk to strangers and always recognizes Manuel's voice. He is a very nice 50 year old man and popular for knowing the exact number of footsteps to his destination and figuring out which bus to take.
The image of Uturunku (Jaguar) is visible on the top left of the photo.
