Tag: cusco
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From Ruins and Textiles to Agriculture
Tuesday October 28, 2025 The grounds of the hotel, a former monastery, were incredibly landscaped. In addition, there were fields of corn and other crops behind the buildings. Here are a few images. San Augustin Monasterio de la Recoleta was founded in the 17th century and the buildings and chapel have been preserved as an…
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Inkilltambo: Inca Garden of Flowers
Sunday October 26, 2025 The Cusco area and the Sacred Valley tend to have two seasons rather than four: the wet season and the dry season. We are here at the beginning of the dry season and it feels like Spring and it is. Crops are being planted, ewes are lambing, llamas are giving birthing…
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Cusco: the navel of the world
Saturday October 25 2025 Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire described as the centre of the universe is busy metropolis that continues to expand population wise at a high rate of acceleration. We arrived late evening of Friday having made two flights from Pucallpa. At an elevation of 3,399 metres, it has a…
Five Feet, Nine Inches Above Ground 