Cusco from the hills above. Our room at the Sonesta Hotel. View of Cusco from our window. Walking through town Plaza de Armas and the Cusco Cathedral which was simply marvelous inside. But like most famous churches in Ecuador and Peru- photography was forbidden. Santa Domingo Monastery which was built on top of the Koricancha temple.Koricancha temple ruins with their exquisite stonework. Note the sacrificial altar.Our tour group at a glass covered scale model of Koricancha. Saqsaywaman just above CuscoSaqsaywaman (Sacsayhuman) sometimes pronounced as sexy-woman is the ruins of an Inca fortress. Mostly destroyed by the Spanish, many stones were later used for buildings in the nearby city of Cusco. The stones are intricately fitted and some are absolutely huge. Kenko (Q"inqu) AmphitheaterPuka PukaraNighttime return to CuscoOverlooking the town of Taray & the Urubamba River– a headwater of the AmazonIn the town of Pisac Cuy… before and afterAt Awanakancha in the Sacred ValleyOur hotel, the Casa Andiana Private Collection, Sacred Valley
Climbing stairs (lots of them) to the Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo
The town of Ollantaytambofrom above, at the end of the Sacred ValleyOur Sacred Valley hotel in the town of Yucay: the Sonesta Posadas del Inca Note the bowl of Coca leaves on the table in our room!Dinner with our tour mates
