Saturday, August 2, 2008

July 31 Sacred Valley

Today we all got to sleep in and rest our tired bones from Machu Picchu. Having climbed more stairs than I ever thought possible, it was a welcome break.

We continued our exploration of Inca ruins by visiting the Sacred Valley sites of Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuaman. The thing that strikes you the most are the sizes of the boulders used in the construction of the walls and buildings. The sites were constructed without the use of the wheel so it's even more impressive. These rocks are HUGE! The workers would bring the rocks from quarries that were not always near by, and would even re

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