Macchu Piccu 2005
Page 2 of 6 - Ollantaytambo
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A view of the fortess of Ollantaytambo
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A view into one of the many narrow passages in the city of Ollantaytambo |
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Here is the entrance to a local house with the national flag of Peru and the local flag of Cusco hanging outside |
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When we looken into the door of the very same house there were hundreds of guinea pigs living in the kitchen. They are a local delicacy and are usually eaten when they are about three months old. It is considered good luck to have them living in your house (now we have rabbits in our house) |
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In one side of the one-room house there are shrines dedicated to the ancestors with skulls, bones, and many more things which might scare you in the middle of the night. |
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These two women sang for us and were spinning wool . Friendly people everywhere. |
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A wonderful example od stonemasonry of the incas. This wall is about three thousend years old and they did not use any concrete or cement between the stones. |
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A local woman |
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.. .with her friends. Their hats are a fashion statement and also an indication of their home-area. |
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The train to Macchu Piccu. We could have hiked, but I am sure glad we did not.
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Very nice blankets and other things for sale, but they were just too big to carry with us. |
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