Sacred Valley of the Incas

We decided to tour the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We headed out for Pisac in a local bus that cost us S/ 2 ) (two soles) a little less than one dollar for an one-hour ride.

The Andea town of Pisac lies at the eastern end of the valley and is renouned for its splendid Inca ruins. We decided to climb the mountain to get to the ruins on top of the mountain.



It is totally amazing that the Inca built terrances on the mountain side made out of huge stones. People still farm on the terraces today. The walk continued past streams, waterfalls, stone stairs the Incas had placed to get to the top of the mountain. The walk was ome three miles. The Pisac ruins are some of the largest in the valley. The hike down was a lot easier than going up given the altitude impact. Although the walk down was gruelling also.


Tomorrow we head to another village in the Sacred Valley called Ollantaytambo, some two hours away.