Today was our first day of two full days of Inca Ruins. Ollantaytambo and the Pisac Ruins are both from around the 1400's. Also, both include many terraces that would have been designed for agriculture. It is interesting to see that the Quechua still use terraced farming and hand tools to work their crops.
Tomorrow is the biggy--Machu Picchu. We hope for good weather. The Quechua have a superstition that if you are born in the dry season (just two seasons here--not four) you can blow the moist clouds away. I hope everyone born from May-October gets out there and does some serious huffing so that we can have a perfect Inca Day #2. You Are Always in My Prayers. Love Mom.
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Trinity
5/16/2017 07:00:50 am
that is a nice sight to see.What is the Machu Picchu?
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Ray
5/16/2017 06:53:49 pm
Manchu Picchu was a small city (600-1000 people) built in the most beautiful mountain setting. It was clearly a retreat place for the king of the Incas and a place for special ceremonies, it includes a number of temples.
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Phillip
5/16/2017 07:01:55 am
How high is that field.
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Ray
5/16/2017 06:59:32 pm
The terraces sit high above the valley floor at an elevation of about 3300 meters. They were amazing to see and quite a breathtaking climb up between the terraces.
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Katie 5/6
5/16/2017 07:02:14 am
What do the farmers grow?
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Ray
5/16/2017 07:05:46 pm
They grow corn and potatoes as there main crops. These terraces are two high up for corn so they would have been mostly used for potatoes. Peru has as many as 4000 different types of potatoes. Another crop is quinoa, a gluten free grain that has been grown in the Andes for over 1000 years.
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Donovan :o)
5/16/2017 07:04:20 am
that looks like big steps
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Ray
5/16/2017 07:08:35 pm
Each step or terrace is 1.5 to a little over 2 meters high. They have steps running beside the drainage channels to move between the fields.
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Hannah5/6
5/16/2017 07:10:33 am
Did you guys meet the farmer? i can't imagine farming on that steep of a hill? Did you guys enjoy the Inca Ruins? Are you enjoying your stay in Peru and Ecuador?
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Ray
5/16/2017 07:12:14 pm
Last night we went for supper with a local farmer. They we very friendly but spoke only Spanish and Quechua. The meal was almost entirely made from there own crops.
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