Cuzco, Days 2 and 3

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We continue to have a wonderful stay here with very good weather. It´s the perfect time to come to Peru.
Here are two photos of our rafting trip on the Urubamba River. I´m going to let the photos and the captions of Days 2 and 3 in the Cuzco area speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy the colors and costumes.
Tomorrow, three of our party of 15 return to the U.S. while the rest of us continue by bus to Lake Titicaca. I´ll probably add my last entry at the end of our 3 days there.
Hasta luego! (enjoying using my Spanish again, but it sure is "rusty".)

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Photos

Group photo
before we board our rafts on the Urubamba River

riding the water
HK sitting at front right

children shining the graves
Families pay them to do this. They rub the brass with their hands.

Personalized grave
mementos evoking the personality of the deceased person

Saqsaywaman, entrance sign
Quachua name meaning "Satisfied Falcon" but sounds like "sexy woman"

Marco describing the ruin
Massive fortifications built under the reign of Inca Pachacutec, who envisaged Cuzco in shape of Puma,with Saqsaywaman as head.

A curandero
A healer blesses our group during ceremony

Mother's Day in Peru
we celebrated in a restaurant