ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Day 13-16, Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <span class="textbg">Day 13-16, Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru (58 images)</span><br> <span class="textsm"></span> <p class="desc"><p><span class="textreg">Click a picture to see a larger view.</span><br> <span class="textreg"><br><br> <a href="../Day%2017-19,%20Lima,%20Peru%20and%20Madrid,%20Spain/index.html">Go to next index page: Day 17-19, Lima, Peru and Madrid, Spain</a> <br><br></span> <hr size="1"> <a href="target0.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1528.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="500. San Domingo Cathedral, Plaza de Armas. Cusco" border="0"></a> <a href="target1.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_202.jpg" width="154" height="96" title="501. Plaza de Armas by night." border="0"></a> <a href="target2.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_255.jpg" width="134" height="154" title="503. The whiphala - the flag of the Andes - in Cusco. The flag, and variations thereof is used throughout the Andes region, and it is the second official flag of Bolivia." border="0"></a> <a href="target3.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1272.jpg" width="154" height="102" title="505. San Domingo from the other side. It's build on top of the Temple of the Sun, the Incas' most holy place. Inca walls can still be seen in the structure." border="0"></a> <a href="target4.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1268.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="515. In the garden there's remains of Inca irrigation systems." border="0"></a> <a href="target5.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1254.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="509. From inside. One of the main rooms of the temple." border="0"></a> <a href="target6.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_204.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="511. A reconstruction of a gold plaque that can supposedly be found somewhere (it's mentioned, and drawn, in a book from the 16th century). I can't remember if they have already found it. It describes Inca cosmology." border="0"></a> <a href="target7.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_206.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="514. More interior. Inca wall can be seen in the doorway and pillars." border="0"></a> <a href="target8.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1260.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="507. Again, a combination of old and new." border="0"></a> <a href="target9.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1278.jpg" width="154" height="96" title="601. Tambomachay. The place was used during the Inca time as the retreat for the Inca." border="0"></a> <a href="target10.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1284.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="519. A fortress that protected the site of Tambomachay. Called the red fortress, but I can't remember its' Quechua name." border="0"></a> <a href="target11.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1291.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="523. At Saqsaywaman, a large temple complex close to Cusco. Our guide, Margot, is explaining about the man's dress." border="0"></a> <a href="target12.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1299.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="527. Saqsaywaman. Some stonework in progress can be noticed to the left." border="0"></a> <a href="target13.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1303.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="529. An altar, probably related to Pachamama." border="0"></a> <a href="target14.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1305.jpg" width="154" height="111" title="521. Outside again." border="0"></a> <a href="target15.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1321.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="532. The temple of the Rainbow. The stones have not been worked by human, but is the result of an ice age. The children had found out it was an ideal slide - it's also quite worn in places, so they're probably not the first." border="0"></a> <a href="target16.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1325.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="602. Saqsaywaman - the main part of the temple. Notice the big stones by the middle of the lowest tier, they are 4.5-5.5 m. tall. Notice also the  jagged shape of the edges. It's a typical shape and is (somewhat poetically) said to represent the teeth of the puma. It's probably true though, since the Incas liked to mix pragmatic need with symbolism if possible." border="0"></a> <a href="target17.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_258.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="538. Next day - visiting a Chicheria on the way to Machu Picchu. It's a place where they brew  Chicha , which is like light beer, but made with maize. Low on alcohol - and has a very bitter taste." border="0"></a> <a href="target18.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_261.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="540. In the next room was the guinea pigs, who live partly off the remains of the brewing process. Guinea pig is commonly eaten in Peru and has been so for many centuries - like chicken or rabbit in Europe." border="0"></a> <a href="target19.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1361.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="542. In the train towards Machu Picchu. The last part of the journey can only be done by taking this train." border="0"></a> <a href="target20.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1476.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="544. The second ticket control. They take very good care to keep number of who goes into the area - and your name and passport number." border="0"></a> <a href="target21.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1368.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="545. It was raining lightly when we first got there so there were skies and fog everywhere (luckily it cleared after a few hours). It looked very romantic, though - like right out of a movie :P" border="0"></a> <a href="target22.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1380.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="Video: First overview of Machu Picchu" border="0"></a> <a href="target23.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1370.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="546. Machu Picchu is extremely photogenic, so I took a lot of photos :)" border="0"></a> <a href="target24.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1376.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="547." border="0"></a> <a href="target25.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1419.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="558. Terraces and the river below." border="0"></a> <a href="target26.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1417.jpg" width="112" height="154" title="557. More terraces." border="0"></a> <a href="target27.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1386.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="549." border="0"></a> <a href="target28.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1408.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="554. Example of how the Incas split large stones. They used hard iron to make the first indentations and then wood and water to split the stone." border="0"></a> <a href="target29.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1411.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="Margot is talking about how the Incas split stones." border="0"></a> <a href="target30.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1415.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="556. From a building. Some buildings seem to have had two storeys (not this one ;)" border="0"></a> <a href="target31.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1440.jpg" width="154" height="104" title="564." border="0"></a> <a href="target32.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1439.jpg" width="117" height="154" title="563. There's terraces below these steps - and it's only almost as steep as it looks." border="0"></a> <a href="target33.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1497.jpg" width="120" height="154" title="570. Terraces." border="0"></a> <a href="target34.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1423.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="605. Intihuatana stone - or what remains. Where the sun  rests . One of the central altars." border="0"></a> <a href="target35.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1418.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="606. Intihuatana stone." border="0"></a> <a href="target36.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1520.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="577. Part of the Temple of the Sun." border="0"></a> <a href="target37.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1463.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="Video: Margot talking about the typical three-step carvings in the sacrifical(?) place below the temple fo the sun." border="0"></a> <a href="target38.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1503.jpg" width="154" height="143" title="576. Two viscacha (a cousin to the chinchilla), hiding in the rocks. We saw several and quite a number of small lizards or geckos." border="0"></a> <a href="target39.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1505.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="571. Temple of the Condor. The flat stone on the ground represent a condor's head and neck, and the two large stripey rocks is its wings - up left and to the right side." border="0"></a> <a href="target40.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1455.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="572. The head and body of the condor." border="0"></a> <a href="target41.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1472.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="567. Gardening at Machu Picchu. They were using knives and machetes to cut the grass." border="0"></a> <a href="target42.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1508.jpg" width="113" height="154" title="573. A classic Machu Picchu photo - with the moon mountain in the background." border="0"></a> <a href="target43.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1430.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="566. The Cochabamba River." border="0"></a> <a href="target44.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1480.jpg" width="121" height="154" title="568. End of the day - saying goodbye to Machu Picchu." border="0"></a> <a href="target45.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1533.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="581. San Blas quarter in Cusco." border="0"></a> <a href="target46.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1541.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="583. San Blas square." border="0"></a> <a href="target47.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1581.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="586. An Inca wall with a puma hidden in the pattern." border="0"></a> <a href="target48.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/boliviaperu_2008_333.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="585. Go back to the previous photo and you can find the puma's head to top left." border="0"></a> <a href="target49.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1550.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="591. On display at the precolumbian art museum (Museo de Arte Precolumbino). They had many fine and surprising things - and for once we were allowed to take photographs. That was highly unusual, and it was nice not to have to sneak around, taking pictures on the sly (without blitz, of course)." border="0"></a> <a href="target50.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1556.jpg" width="154" height="154" title="593. A bottle in the shape of a bound and gagged deer from between 880-1200 AD." border="0"></a> <a href="target51.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1555.jpg" width="124" height="154" title="592." border="0"></a> <a href="target52.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1561.jpg" width="154" height="122" title="594. That grin was hard to resist :)" border="0"></a> <a href="target53.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1567.jpg" width="118" height="154" title="596. A pelican bottle." border="0"></a> <a href="target54.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1542.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="590. Two wooden carved images that look rather like something from the Germanic iron age." border="0"></a> <a href="target55.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1570.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="597. Llama mortars." border="0"></a> <a href="target56.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1576.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="598. The restaurant outside the museum..." border="0"></a> <a href="target57.html"><img align="center" src="thumbnails/imgp1574.jpg" width="154" height="118" title="600. ...where I finally had the chance to taste guinea pig (made like duck legs confit of all things - usually they're just roasted whole). It tastes nice, by the way, but is very messy to eat - small bones with little meat on them, like pidgeon." border="0"></a> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="95,1,129,44" href="frameset.htm"> </map> </body> </html>