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Piles of Alpaca

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Just outside of Cusco, in the Saqsaywaman area, we visited a small factory selling alpaca sweaters, hats, blankets and just about anything else. I bought a bag of baby alpaca yarn to knit something myself.
La Vicunita alpaca factory

Our group was waiting for me in the van, so I didn’t get a chance to look through the piles of sweaters. Probably a good thing; we had no room in our luggage for anything more.
piles of alpaca sweater

Saqsaywaman

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

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Just a couple miles outside Cusco is an Incan masterpiece called Saqsaywaman, pronounced “sexy woman”. If you take pictures without people in them to indicate scale, you have no idea how huge these magnificent stones are. The way the Incas fit them together is so precise, with no mortar or mud. They are absolutely amazing to see up close.

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“Hi, remember me? I´m Pablo Picasso…

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

...and here are some of my paintings." Strolling the Plaza de Armas in Cusco is like running a obstacle course. Every few feet we are approached by one or more people trying to sell us something. Saying "no, gracias" becomes ... [Continue reading this entry]