We stopped at Taray, on our way to the town of Pisac.
View of Taray from the road.
A native girl with her llama.
A native baby, expressing much curiousity with our presence.
Janet with a view of Taray in the background.
View of Taray from the road.
A native woman making yarn with her llama, posing with Janet and Andrea.
View of a mountain from the road.
Another bus stop along the road. The sacred river of the Incas curves along the base of the mountain.
A closer view of the sacred river of the Incas.
View from the beginning of the hiking trail leading to the Pisac ruins and town.
View from the trail leading to the Pisac ruins and town.
Students hiking on the trail.
"Faces in the Andes," a view from the trail. I think this rock formation looks like a mass of faces.
Another interesting natural formation on the trail.
Students trekking down the path. Wow, it's hot today!
Janet taking a rest on the trail.
We are almost to the Pisac ruins.
A close-up view of the Pisac ruins.
A close-up view of the Pisac ruins. Notice how tightly the stones fit together. Mortar was not used.
More Pisac ruins.
More Pisac ruins.
More Pisac ruins below us. We did not walk down to these ruins.
Another close-up view of the Pisac ruins.
Janet posing on the Pisac ruins.
The aqueducts at the Pisac ruins are still functional! I could not get the shadow of my hand and camera out of the picture.
Another view of the Pisac ruins.
A large cactus seen from the trail.
Another "natural" view from the trail.
An interesting land formation seen from the trail. I see an eagle's head. What do you see?
Native speakers of Quechua near the end of the trail. They sang a song in their language.
A view near the end of the trail. That was a long hike!
Lunch buffet at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Bird in a tree at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Another view of the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante, with a view of the Andes in the background.
Bird in a tree at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Baby alpaca at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Alpaca at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Baby alpaca at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Mommy and baby alpaca (nursing) at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
Another view of the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante, with the Andes in the background.
Mommy and baby alpaca eating at the Alhambra Hacienda Restaurante.
My room in the Hotel Monasterio la Recoleta, Urubamba.
My room in the Hotel Monasterio la Recoleta, Urubamba.
My room in the Hotel Monasterio la Recoleta, Urubamba.