Sacsayhuaman... the head of the Puma

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My whole morning was engaged booking my trip to Machu Picchu, but once that was sorted, I had the whole afternoon to myself and decided to take the bus to Sacsayhuman, an immense ruin of religious and military significance, and only 20 minutes by bus from Cusco.

The weather wasn´t the best, it was cloudy and quite cold. Luckily, I had my rain jacket.... although I did go in flip flops... hehehe

The place was amazing just the same.... the Incas envisioned Cusco in the shape of a puma (Inca culture is full of symbolism, I´m discovering), with Sacsayhuman as the head and its 22 zigzagged walls form the teeth of the puma.

I think we walked around for about an hour and it felt like I was a kid again, in some fantasy world full of mazes and secret passages and magic doorways... hehe...

Once again, I wondered what Machu Picchu would be like in comparison....

Enjoy the pics...

P.S. Thanks for your comments and messages, evertime I´m online, it´s the first thing I look at 😊

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Photos

Inti Raymi
This large, flat parade ground is used for the Inti Raymi - 'Festival of the Sun' - held every June 24th

The Puma´s teeth
Three-tiered zigzagged fortifications

Lamas...
Finally, I got a close look at a lama... and I can verify that they DO spit... luckily, thanks to my quick reflexes, I managed to step aside in time! :)

Kids at play
The girl to the right is dressed in traditional Andean clothing...

Comments

[Cora]

oooh i wonder if you're in Machu Pichu now.. Lovely pics as usual.. can't wait to see the rest xoxox

[nadja]

hi
hi ivanca, i'm very glad hearing ( and reading ;) ) about your experiences there. sounds really exciting, wish i could be there. enjoy every second there! things like that happen only once in life. i read about your voluntary work. it's amazing. wish you unforgettable days. kisses, nadja

[becky]

flip-flops???
lol!!! you make me laugh!!! flip-flops:)!!!! the pics are still amazing though despite the weather:)

[Goselle]

Lamas
hehehehehe im so glad i just saw photos of 2 lamas they look so sweet hope you told them i said hi byebye GIselle

[igor]

hi
Hi!!!!How i see you have great time there.Thats good and photos are good 2.Enjoy