Photoblog for Ollayantambo trip

Moray - the circular maize which was used by the Incas to grow crops at different micro climatic temperatures (each consecutive line increases by 5 degrees)

The Girl Gang (L2R): Maja, moi, Esther and Christina

 The Salinas - Salt Flats

Hairpin bend of a road ungraciously winding it´s way down

Hillbilly poser making a comeback. Before the hike down the Sal

inas

The river & bridge which led to salvation aka Ollayantambo

 Tolkien´s Ollayantambo village - in the Sacred Valley

Unfortunately these photos do not do the magnificence or size of the mountains justice

Inca ruins situated high up on the mountains

Maja eating cow´s heart on a stick. A delicatessen for 1Sole (R2.70)

Woman carrying food used to fatten up the guinea pigs (see previous entry)

 And the hike up to the Pisac Ruins

During your walk up you hear pan flutes. This was one of the pan flute playing villagers who told us about the area and ruins.

 Fluit fluit my storie is uit :-)