Los tres hombres

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January 6th 2015

Published: January 6th 2015

Three guys, ten days, a road-trip, and finally an arduous hike, rewarded by an incredible ruin and some breathtaking scenery. This in short is the tale of 'los tres hombres', the men of the Kreuze-clan going on a little adventure. Just the guys mind you, the girls went on their own little trip to Finland. Mother and daughters, visiting family. It was that visit which triggered our journey. With t... Read Full Entry

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Choquequirao

Camp site just below Choquequirao.

Choquequirao

View of Choquequirao. Photo courtesy of Jan

Choquequirao

Nice view from the top

Choquequirao

Marco paying Pachamama respect by offering some food and playing the flute on the most sacred square in Choquequirao

Choquequirao

Tres hombres! We made it!

Choquequirao

But it was tiring. Jan taking a nap on the main square

Choquequirao

Another view of Choquequirao

Choquequirao

Checking out the ruins

Choquequirao

Steep terraces

Choquequirao

Llamas del Sol terraces

Choquequirao

With llamas featured on the walls. Photo courtesy of Jan

Choquequirao

Mist rolling over Choquequirao

Choquequirao

Jan, standing in the wind, admiring the views

Choquequirao to Cachora

Last part of the trek, and Kim was too tired to walk.

Cachora

Back where we started, slightly more tired

Abancay to Nazca

Snow on the way back to Nazca.

Abancay to Nazca

Dodging a snowball, Matrix style

Abancay to Nazca

Look carefully and you will see the snowball flying past my head.

Abancay to Nazca

Vicunas in the snow

Abancay to Nazca

Flamingo along the way

Abancay to Nazca

A flat tire just before we reached Nazca on the way home

7th January 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Off the Beaten Track!
How fine that you went exploring, and I love these llamas in the terrace walls--I've never seen them. Have to say, I can't imagine those bare feet in the snow--what adventures!

7th January 2015

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Llamas del Sol
As far as I know those llama depictions in the wall are unique to Choquequirao. You don´t find them on any other Inca structure anywhere else.

7th January 2015

Linn
non-member comment

Me want too!!
Wow, you guys! What a trip. I am sooo jealous! I hope we can do it too one day. I am going to start training the kids, so they can make the hike when we eventually get to visit Jan!! The scenery is amazing, the history of the places you visited is so interesting and how lovely that you could do it together. What a great memory! Lots of love, Linn

7th January 2015

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

You have lots of hikes you can do in Switzerland
So, I think you will be able to train your kids easily. See you soon! Love Ralf

12th January 2015

TouristTim
Timothy

Mountain Folk
Did you solve the most important riddle of these mountain folk... Why did they build huge quantities of tall terraces with tiny crop areas and build towns on the relatively flat bit at the top? I personally would try and do it the other way. The ox moves slow but I bet you it moves slower on an Andian hillside!

12th January 2015

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Ceremonial centres
Most of the famous sites of the Inca's, the one on the mountain tops were not towns, but ceremonial centres. There were people living there, but probably never many, and most of them priest or nobility, and a few farmers and so on. The terraces possibly only had to support a small population, and the crops might have been only used in ceremonies while the rest was brought over road from other more productive farmlands in the empire. That is my solution to the riddle anyway...

12th January 2015

TouristTim
Timothy

Looking rough
That walk really did take it out of you!

13th January 2015

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Yeah
I was slightly dehydrated as you can see...

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