We came to Pisac to see the Kichwa who come down from nearby pueblos for Sunday mass. All dressed in their traditional clothes, it was something a photographer simply can't let herself miss. And to add to that, it's Sunday market--something that draws tourists by the busloads.Since we'd already been to the ruins up the mountainside, we spent the day submerged in the colors of the Kichwa. 

Taking off on this day long tour with our spanish speaking driver Hector, the intent was to grab an English guide at each archaeological site we visited. Wrong. The whole day was in Spanish, but it was delightful. You know how much we loved Machu Picchu, but as we wander through this culture, we're finding MP was only one mind boggling site among many. MP is the poster child of an entrancing history, and rightly so, but it alone cannot tell the tale.Question...

It's true--you're walking amidst ancient Inka walls as your feet tread Inka stone streets. Look up to see ruins you can almost touch, they're so close.Nowhere is the presence of the Inka more apparent than here in Ollantaytambo.And the flowers! They're in every nook and cranny, making this a most welcome city to visit.

It's something we never thought we'd see. It's up there with the Great Wall and the Pyramids, but really, we think it's the most unbelievable of all.It's built on the top and down the straight sides of a mountain by people with no tools, no iron, and no horses but with tremendous talent for planning and ingenuity.Hype aside, Machu Picchu is not the lost city of the Incas. There's so much misinformation out there about it, like it was the c...

We went to a wonderful native folk dance presentation tonight. It was included in the Boleto Turistco, the tourist ticket that covers a dozen or so ruins, museums and churches, etc., in Cusco and the Sacred Valley.If you're here--don't miss it!