GUM TREES & INKA RUINS....


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July 10th 2007
Published: September 13th 2007
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After getting back to Cusco in one piece from my Machu Picchu mission and finding myself a job at a hostel I managed to have a rather large week getting to know all the night spots in town. I then decided that if I was to stay here for a month with the aim of not spending money I needed to make sure that I had things to do during the day which then gave me an excuse not to go out at night. Along... Read Full Entry



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The walls that were surrounding the ruins...made in a zigzag fashion...the name Qénqo means zigzag
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More market stalls for the tourists
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Kids playing in the valley near the ruins
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View of Cusco
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The ruins from a distance
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The ruins from a distance
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The ruins and the Christo Blanco in the back ground
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To give you an idea of how big these rocks are....one weighs in at 3000 tonne
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The Plaza de Armas in the middle of Cusco...looking down from the ruins
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The madness that is created by us tourists...all the ruin tours arrived at the same time to create a traffic jam in the car park
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The amazing stone work that the Inka´s created



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