A hike in the Sacred Valley
Friday, June 9th, 2006Today we drove through the Sacred Valley on the way to Ollantaytambo, our stop for the night.
Our guide, Marco Palomino, a native Peruvian with passion and pride for his country, led us on a challenging hike through the hills above Pisac. More Incan ruins there, and the stunning views were distracting us from paying attention to the sometimes narrow paths along sides of steep cliffs. I managed to take some pictures as we trudged along. It was a strenuous climb but well worth it.
The Incans built catacombs in the hillsides for mummies (those little holes are where they put the mummies).
We visited these ruins.
A view of the Sacred Valley from our hike.
At the end of our hike, women were selling fresh juice.
We drove down to Pisac to visit the market, which happens on Thursday and Sunday. We were there on Thursday, Sunday’s market is larger.
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