As the country is wide, we decided to make it easy and take a flight from Lima to Cuzco. Karma we left in Lima to a guarded parking lot. For our misfortune the area of Cuzco had been attacked by heavy rains which probably you heard about. Machu Picchu was closed and many tourists were trapped behind floods and broken roads. The helicopters were flying constantly between Cuzco and Aguas Calientes, bringing them back to town. The rural areas by the rivers were in catastrophic state. All the churches and other charity organizations were gathering water, clothes, food and of course money for the people. Not for the tourists but for the local people who had lost their homes. It was sad to see.
Some small villages were completely destroyed.
The Cuzco town itself was beautiful with its small cobblestone alleys and indigenous people with their donkeys and alpacas.
Plaza de Armas in Cuzco. Full of tourists and indigenous people selling craftwork and coca products.
Drinking a delicious morning juice in Cuzco market hall.
Interesting, though very touristy, indigenous dance performance that we went to see one night.
One of towns plazas gave us good laughs as its name was Kusipata, Pot of piss in Finnish, hahaha! In quechua language it meant plaza of happiness.
As we were tourists we tried to see other ruins and places around although Machu Picchu was closed. We took an exhausting 4 hours tour to see most of the surroundings destinations, including Saqsaywaman, Q’enqo, Pukapukara, Tambomachay and more. It was incredible to see the stone work so precise. And the structures have lasted for ages and the destruction of the Spaniards.
Saqsaywaman
Saqsaywaman
Ikuisen nuoruuden vesi
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