Today was another busy day. We got up, ate breakfast at the hotel, which always has a stunning view of the city and the mountains surrounding it and then found a taxi to drive us to the Pisac ruins and the market. This was a 40 minute taxi ride and I got the front seat while the other four squeezed into the back. The countryise was filled with mountains and deep canyons.
Ws did quite a bit of hiking through the ruins and got more fantastic view of the mountains, valleys, small towns and the Urubamba river which was sacred to the Incas representing the serpent. Hiking is tiring at this altitude, especially up and down many stairs cut out of the stone and not very even, but I was the most tired of all of us, but I am the oldest.
Pisac has a temple of the sun and one of the moon. They did astronomical observations to tell when to plant, and when to have various ceremonies. The information was communicated back to Cusco which is the center of the Inca world. Try typing Pisac ruins and if nothing comes up add the word Peru or Inca and hopefully you will get some great photos.
After the ruins, we went to lunch in the town of Pisac and then through the market and found so many increibly beautiful things, it was difficult nnot to spend a fortune, but I have limited space in my suitcase.
Our taxi driver who waited for us the entire day took us back to our Cusco hotel, another day well spent, but very tiring.
For me for dinner it was a bowl of chicken soup at an Israeli restaurant near the hotel.
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