Valley of the Incas


Click for a larger version Bricks drying in the sun

Traditional Peruvian building materials, these bricks are made from mud and straw. When the building is built, they're painted over with lime.

Click for a larger version Alpine village

We stopped  because there was a restaurant that had some kind of arrangement with our guide. We ignored the restaurant and explored this lovely little village instead.

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On the way back in the evening. I asked why someone had carved "711" on the mountain. Apparently, that's the local polytechnic, which people are very proud of.

Click for a larger version Crumpled mountain

It took a fair bit of pressure to produce it. Hard to see in the picture, but there's some carving on this one, too.

Click for a larger version Chinchero

We were dropped here for some last-minute tourist shopping. The less materialistic among us had time for a walk and some pictures.

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Chinchero was being renovated at the time of our visit. The lime was off the walls, and there was mud squishing under our feet.

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Mud or no mud, the place was exquisitely beautiful.

Click for a larger version Evening over the valley
Click for a larger version A little bit later.