Peru Part IV

(April  2019)

 

After a great time in Puno we flew back to Cuzco.

We spent time discovering this darling town.

But first thing is first....

a two week old llama 

(for all i know it could be a goat but, it is adorable)

 

 

We went to the Coricancha

It was not only the most sacred site in the Inca religion but was considered the very center of the Inca world.

We learned that though the Peruvian people are predominantly catholic they have merged their heritage with it. 

They are catholic but pay respect to Pacha Mama daily.

We found this picture hanging in the museum portion of the Coricanha.

I died laughing and quickly pulled up this picture of Romney at Lake Titicaca to do a side by side.

It is unclear what the Inca man is doing but we know Romney is about to eat the reeds from the water.

We had a great time taking a tour through Saqsaywaman (people pronounce it Sexy Woman)

Fun fact: Saqsaywaman in Incan means "satisfied falcon"

We loved taking pictures with all our guides.

It was such a beautiful day.

The clouds, the greens, the black rocks, the grazing llamas and al paca.

All of it was gorgeous!

When we made our way out of the park we found the cutest ladies with the cutest, fluffiest al paca.

I'm not even a huge animal lover, but I couldn't get enough!

We decided to hike the trail out of the park and find a taxi on the other side.

We loved it!!

We had the taxi drop us off back  at the city center.

 We walked on some pretty narrow streets and found....

....a yummy bakery!

 

 As soon as the sun set it was super cold and we went to a delicious hot chocolate bar.

 

We ate one last FANTASTIC Lomo Saltado and Chicha Morada for dinner.

 

 

And we couldn't end the trip without shopping in the crazy markets!

It is so fun getting lost in those things.

 

 Peru was pretty magical.

It was nothing I thought it would be and I would 100% recommend it to everyone!

 One of my favorite things about Cuzco was the statue of Jesus Christ.

He was up on the hill for all to see from every angle.

At night He was the light.

It was my favorite.

Adios Peru.

You were something special.