Category Archives: Machu Picchu

Fond memories of our travels through the Sacred Valley to Machu Piccu….after several days in the Colca Canyon area of Peru.  

Ollayantaytambo in the Sacred Valley. We stay a. It took here en route to the infamous MachuPicchu. Sunset is striking. Buildings in the hillside were graneries up high to allow winds to keep crops dry. Also guard houses. This was … Continue reading →

Took a little detour en route to Cuzco coming back from Machu Picchu to see these round terraces, built by Pachacutic – the 9th Inca – at 13,000 ft. They believe he was testing the growth of quinua and corn … Continue reading →