Last day touring Cusco

Today started at the original "border" crossing, Portada de Rumiqolqa. The control for those entering the sacred valley. Anyone entering the area had to pass through here. There's also a water canal running across the top of these massive walls to move water across the area. We then moved onto Pikillaqta, a fortified city that is an example of pre Inka (800 bc) urban planning. This massive city was home to 10,000 people.
Our final ruins is the sacred water temple in Tipon. This beautiful setting showed us the incredible intelligence and thought that went into the creation of this special temple. Because the natural spring supplied an endless fresh water supply, this place was built around it as a temple to the god of water. So much significance in how this fountain was constructed. To finish our last tour with Alfredo, we asked him to take us to a local place for a traditional lunch, ( but NO guinea pig!) This family treated us to an amazing trout dish! We said our last good night to the beautiful square with dinner at the oldest restaurant here. Is it really time to leave Cusco!Read more