Back to Cusco

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Journey back to Cusco
The high road back to Cusco passes a number of interesting sites, the first is Salinas, where a hot spring brings water laden with salt to the surface. The Quecha people have built a series of shallow pools on terraces on the hillside to evaporate the water and collect the salt. It is an impressive sight. Moray came next, the Inca built three large circular terraced hollows. While at Ollyantaytambo and Machu Picchu there was little flat land and terraces allowed farming, Moray, on the other hand, is surrounded by gently rolling farmland so there seems little point in the effort. The theory goes that each terrace has its own microclimate and that it was a sort of test lab for farming. Personally I thought that they looked more like a mini collusium.The last stop was the town of Chinchero, sitting at 3700m, and with a real market, used by locals. I enjoyed seeing the market and bought some alpaca scarves.Next stop, the Amazon.

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[Helen Perkins]

Hello
All looks amazing! Sounds like you're having a great experience ! Love H, A, S, O, G x