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Machu Picchu is a no brainer.
But aside from that, I must say I like the Sacred Valley alot. It provides a more realistic feel of the daily life of the Peruvian who lives in the sierra, and to a lesser degree the ancient Inca culture. Their heritage seems like an integral part of their lifes, instead of a commercial product attitude as seen in Cusco.
Suprises and some more suprises.
Goat runs over by a bus, abandoned site acts as bus station, road detour, road construction, bus going the wrong route, bus drivers going on strike, hole in the wall of bathroom, haunted dog staring at you from the roof, numerous others.....
The best travel plan in Peru is to not have a plan at all. Leave a Comment
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When you tour the highlands above Peru's Sacred Valley by horseback, you really get an appreciation for how hard people work. Many of the traditional farming ways passed down by the Incas are still practiced. Unfortunately, the only domesticated work animal the Incas had available was the llama, and it wasn't strong enough to plow fields. So most of the soil tilling and other labor is done by men with tools. Of course, this is not very efficient by 21st century standards an explains a great deal why so many Peruvians live in poverty. THe flip side is that using machines to reduce the manpower required to produce food would only result in more people living in urban shanty towns. Such is the quandry that is today's Peru. Leave a Comment
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All around the Sacred Valley of Peru, you can still see terraces built during Inca times. Since these terraces continued to be useful after the fall of the Inca Empire in that they allowed cultivation of the steep Andean hillsides and prevented erosion, they have been maintained by the locals for centuries. Leave a Comment
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The Gate of the Sun, there is one in every important place in Cusco, this is the "Puerta del Sol " in Sacsayhuaman Leave a Comment
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The magnificient Fortress of Oyantaitambo, i visited this place before Machu Picchu , and it fascinated me , In this photo you can't really appreciate its size Leave a Comment
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do not forget to visit Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley..with lot of historical sights and beautiful landscapes..
most impressive is Ollantaytambo Leave a Comment
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- Hotel Monasterio Cusco
Calle Palacios 136 Plazoleta Nazarenas, Cusco - San Agustin Plaza Hotel
Avenida El Sol 590, Cusco - Hotel Agusto's
Hipolito Unanue 155 Distrito de Wanchaq, Cusco - Cusco Plaza Hostel
Plaza Nazarenas 181, Cusco - San Agustin Plaza
Avenida El Sol 590, Cusco - Los Portales Hostal
Calle Matara 322, Cusco - Don Carlos
Av El Sol 602, Cusco - Hanaqpacha Inn Hotel
Av. Of The Incas Lot N 34 Aguas Calientes, Cusco - Hotel De Villa Hermoza
Junction A71/A76/A77 Kilmarnock Bypass, Cusco - Sonesta Posada Del Inca Cusco
Portal Espinar 108, Cusco - Agusto`S
Hipolito Unanue 155 Distrito de Wanchaq, Cusco - Picoaga
Santa Teresa 344, Cusco - Howard Johnson Cusco Peru
Av. Sol 954 Tullumayo Avenida/Avenida Sol, Cusco - Savoy
Av. Sol 954 Tullumayo Avenida/Avenida Sol, Cusco - Hotel Posada Del Inca Yucay
Plaza Manco II, Cusco
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