The Sacred Valley, Peru

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Day 80
Thursday, June 20, 2024
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 2,863 m
Peru Ollantaytambo -13.256105, -72.26495313°15’22” S 72°15’54” W
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The Sacred Valley
June 20, 2024 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The Sacred Valley - including the towns of Ollantaytambo, Pisa, Chinchero and Maras - is a worthy competitor to Machu Picchu. The Inca ruins are comprehensive, with an amazing capacity to cling to the side of (very) steep mountain sides. Very, very impressive engineering and building. The Maras Salt ponds are no less impressive, where the Inca’s harnessed a mineral-rich creek to provide salt for the region (and is still in use today)Read more
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7/10/24Reply
M1 needs a coiffure effect thingy!!!😂 [Michael]
7/10/24Reply
You had to grow your food somewhere I suppose? [Michael]
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