Cusco Part 2

The condor was a sacred animal for the Inca's. It was everywhere!! If you look close enough you can see the imprint of a Condor in the grass encircled by the rocks. Other sacred animals were the Puma of course and the serpent. 

Here is a better view of the condor. 

These stairs were pretty steep. Mom and I stayed up top with Adelaide while the others contemplated their death. Geoff is terrified of heights. I mean SUPER terrified. Dad was the first success story. The funniest part is that after they finally got to the bottom (felt like an eternity) another family practically ran down them. :-) 

I wasn't about to go down with Adelaide in my arms. 

Saqsaywaman! Or how WE the people of the United States (we couldn't call ourselves American's because they too are American's and would get offended) would say it "Sexy Woman." Lots of Inca Ruins. 

I think this picture is adorable! 

Cusco from the hill. 

Plaza De Armas from the top. 

I wish I would have taken a picture but from the Plaza De Armas it looks like Christ is preaching to the city. The hill next to us had 3 crosses and Christ being Crucified. 

The serpent. I guess it was a scared corner. 

The biggest piece of rock at Saqsaywaman. Very impressive! 

Women had llamas and alpacas everywhere and you had to pay to get your picture taken with them. That is how they made their living. A lot of other women set up all of their merchandise they made by hand hoping you will buy it. Even if you tell them no they keep asking. I got used to it by the end of the trip. 

We found the fountain of youth! :-) A lady actually went up to it with her water bottle and filled it up! Haha

Cusco

Once again we started our journey early. This time it was 3 in the morning when we left. The taxi picked us up, our flight at 6 and when we got to Cusco we went straight to the hotel. Everyone wanted to nap before our exciting adventure began. 

Lunch was relaxing with these guys serenading us. Haha

Peru is obsessed with corn.

Middle of Cusco

Plaza De Armas

Adelaide's best friend while traveling. She didn't appreciate it as much as Geoff and me. It was a lot easier to pack her around on our back then in our arms. 

Haha I don't know what he's doing. 

Behind us is the temple of the Sun and Moon. 

These temples are orignial. They didn't use mortar or nails. The blocks are placed on top of each other. 

Everyone was staring at Adelaide. This little girl loved her. Her and her siblings came up and played with her for awhile. 

This is how they placed them on top of each other. The bottom block has holes that the top will fit in perfectly. Most of Cusco is built on Inca ruins which is AWESOME!! 

More pictures with strangers. Haha

Lima Part 2

We did several touristy things. One of them was Huaca Pucllana, a pyramid in Lima. 

How they stored their sacrificed mummies.

Catacombs aren't that bad, just stuffy. Unfortunately we weren't able to take pictures but I did get one of the outside of the cathedral! The burial area was organized by bones but of course that's not how they were buried. They were thrown on top of each other. The archeologist was the one who made it all look pretty. ;-) 

Can anyone spot the difference? 

Plaza De Armas

Changing of the Guards.

I thought Lima was a lot of old run-down buildings but there is beautiful architecture too.