Peru_Day2-3

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Cusco airport baggage claim
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Looking down on Cusco
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Red & Steph, looking down the Sacred Valley of the Incas (Urubamba River Valley)
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The Sacred valley of the Incas (Urubamba River Valley)
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Dinner. (Pisac market)
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Hidden statue and church at the heart of the Pisac market
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Miguel steps off the anteater bus in Ollantaytambo town square
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Inside preserved home in Ollantaytambo cancha
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Dinner is raised on the floor of a cancha house in Ollantaytambo. Dinner is fed "Guinea Grass"
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Red at base of Ollantaytambo
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View over Ollantaytambo from ruins.
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View over Ollantaytambo from ruins.
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Curious artwork in Ollantaytambo windows
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The Pakaritampu Hotel in Ollantaytambo...a nice place to stay although the rooms can get a bit drafty.
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Coca tea provided me with a laxative effect and nothing else.
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Moray terraces. There were 3 such structures with microclimates throughout and underground drainage.
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Moray agricultural site. The terraces have microclimates and are drained underground at the lowest point
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Looking down on the Urubamba River from Maras
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The entrance to the salt mines of Maras
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Red and the Urubamba River valley 1000 feet below. (Maras)
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View down onto Maras salt mines
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View down towards the Maras mines and the Urubamba River Valley.
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Working scooping up salt in the Maras salt mine.
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The Maras Salt Mines of Peru.
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Carrying salt through the Maras Salt Mines