Milking the Guinea Pigs

Saturday in Pisac

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June 3rd 2006
Breakfast was at eight & was salad, boiled potatoes, bread & jam. Just off the garden there is a guinea pig hut, it is really an outside kitchen where Juliana cooks when it is cold to keep the guinea pigs warm. The guinea pigs are for eating & not for pets & are being fattened up for the next fiesta. There are two cats & a dog in the house which are pets & we spent a while playing with the smalles ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more