Cusco, The Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

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December 20th 2007

Published: December 24th 2007

Done so many things it is hard to decide where to start. First off, if time were different, I would pack up my friends and family and move to South America. I love it here. I love the culture, the people and the countries that I have been to. Cusco is such an amazing city with hundreds of years of facinating history. I have seen a handful of ruins but unfortunately at the time of this blog, I ... Read Full Entry

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The Sacred Valley, Cusco

These terrases were used for farming. Different types of food could grow at different altitudes. Therefore, they could grow all sorts of essential foods for their diet in the same area. Also, there was not a lot of room on the ground valley to feed all of the people that needed to eat in the Sacred Valley, so growing up was a good option. Also, the original ground covering under these terrases is not good for growing anything, therefore all of the soil was brought from different areas of Peru.

Saqaywaman

Remember, all of the stones in all of these ruins were carried distances for building. Some of them had a quarry nearby, and some of the rocks came from relatively far away. Also, each stong needed to be worked to fit perfectly with the next. It is humbling to see how much work went into building these villages of stone.

Mountains surrounding Machu Picchu

It was sort of an eerie day with all of the mist in the mountains and surrouding Machu Picchu. There were times when you couldn´t see 20 feet in front of you due to the heavy mist.

Julian hugging one of the ¨Free Hugs¨ guys in Buenos Aires

Some guys giving out free hugs in Buenos Aires

Some folks doing the Tango in the street

In Buenos Aires, San Telmo district.

Julian and I take a break

It was a tough day of eating, drinking coffee and watching free tango in the street. We needed to take a load off with a glass of wine.

More people doing the Tango

30th December 2007

Troy Neubarth
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DUDE!
sorry to hear about your stupid knee and ankle thing. good to see it's not getting you down, keeping in true C. Costello form. by the way, thanks for keeping this blog thing. it's really inspirational. makes me think of all the things and cultures i haven't experienced yet. that's really cool your Ecua fam had a little party for you. with the cake and candles, very sweet. those pics of Machu are unreal. i like the one with the lama. and those tombs cut out of the mountain. reminds me of what humans are capable of. but seriously, that shaman picture thing is weird. i'll be looking out for your next entry. _Troy

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