Off on the road again tonight from Cusco to Arequipa.
We have spent the last few days soaking in the atmosphere of the city, visiting a few sites such as Qorinkancha which is a fusion of an old Incan Temple and a Catholic Church, having a glass of pisco sour and tasting grilled Alpaca.
Today we have been to the Inca museum to get the low down on Incan and pre-Incan history. There was a lot going on before the Spanish got here, and it was fascinating to learn about aspects of Incan culture, such as agriculture techniques which still survive today. It's very clear that the Spaniards and archeologists after that plundered most of the gold though as in terms of artefacts to see there was a lot of pots and stone cutting tools and not much else.
Although the city's architecture is largely Spanish in style, some Incan walls still survive in Cusco and here Lee can be seen examining a 12 sided Incan stone, or something like that.
Hasta Luego x
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