Cusco - the belly button of the world. That's the translation from quechua and that's what the Inca believed. Their capital being the center of the world - built in the shape of a puma. Nowadays most of the ancient Inca temple are destroyed and instead you'll find many churches on their former spots. In the cathedral at plaza de armas a small stone from an ancient temple tells the former history and during service people still come and pray here. The Spanish tried to destroy the old culture - and almost succeeded. Almost. Old walls still show the amazing art of building walls - only with one special mineral as a tool. The town's ambience is really specially with all the colourful fabrics people wear and sell. There's nothing better than to stroll through the tiny streets - especially in the oldest part St. Blas. Against altitude sickness the tea leaves of coca de mate help a lot and a sopa de pollo or sopa de quinoa at the local market or at some street vendors bring you back some energy. In the end all the tourists who come here have one destination: the sacred valley of the Inca with its core Machu Picchu.
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Go West! Charlotte finally jumped out of the box and is travelling the world for the next months. Her favourite moment so far: staying with an indigenous family in the amazon river in Colombia. ArchiveKategorien |