Magic Cuzco !
Par Gunther Dursteler, mardi 29 mai 2007 à 05:00 :: Peru :: #104 :: rss
Waking up at 4h40 for this flight was not an easy task
Despite that, Jean-Michel and Adeline are ready to rumble !
We are tired but happy !
Amazing views over the andes from our plane...
There we are ! Cuzco, Navel of The World !
Nicolas Hulot and Mike Horn...proud of their achievement :O)
Beautiful Cuzco makes us forget the rush of Lima
Ladies and Gentleman : Our ladies :O)
The San Francisco Church in the Plaza de Armas
It doesn't look like it, but being at 3300 meters above sea level was quite a shock for us :O)
The cute Cuzco tramway...
The Flag of Tahuantinsuyu !
A different perspective of The San Francisco Church
This lady represents very well how sweet people are in Cuzco
Schoolgirls passing by...just like in SE Asia they wave at you or throw a shy hello at you :O)
Baby me and Baby her in the Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun) :O)
Windows at Qoricancha showing perfect perspective and alignment
That's sweet ! (and for only 1 sol could we take the picture...:O)
The Qoricancha from outside. An Inca masterpiece ruined by the conquistadores...
Saqsaywaman a religious compound believed to form the head of a Puma along with Cuzco
Incredible to think we all are there ! We had planned this trip for a long time !
The FaxMan Mathers and Maud Raymund !
The limestones in Saqsaywaman and their rounded corners
Some more here,
FaxMan at work !
What are you guys doing exactly !?! :O)
Some of these walls are cut out of one stone only !! A total mystery.
It's been a hard day going from sea level to 3750m above sea level in a few hours :O)
We made a couple of new friends up there :O)
Tambomachay was a place for resting and a religious one as well where the Inca used to come while travelling and before entering Cuzco
Some ruins of a lookout point to Tambomachay
And now the whole view of the place...
A view of Cuzco after sunset
The Plaza de Armas from above
End of the day, a picture for glory ! :O)
It's so quiet here at night...
"Smoking" :O) some Tequenos, a tasteful appetizer, "Bidochon" style ! :O
We are the thinkers of our time ! :O)
Behind is the cathedral but the best is in front of it :O)
Heading back to the hotel we couldn't help but notice this building and the street along
On the right side, Inca architecture, on the left side, spanish one...the spanish destroyed Inca walls and then tried to copy them seeing that they resisted many earthquakes. As you can hopefully see...the spanish wall is a pale copy of its counterpart...
We definitely look pretty small against this fascinating wall
Our "top models" are trying to blend into the mystic atmosphere of this small square :O)
Ok, now we really are going to bed. It's been a long but intense and interesting day at Cuzco !!!!
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