Horses and ruins
We went horse riding for a few hours to some of the nearby ruins. Johan's horse was so small that his feet almost touched the ground while Janine's horse was clearly very unfit and we feared that the beast may collapse at any moment. This was, however, not to be and we visited a few Inca ruins with a guide who travelled by car and waited for us at the various ruins. Our horses came with a horseman (a guy walking next to them to make sure they behave). I must add that our horses were in reality walking as slowly as a horse can walk.
The guide also seemed very strange - he never took off his sunglasses and walked with a limp - and in general it seemed to us as if he had had one coca leaf too many.
The ruins of Sacsayhuaman were quite impressive. It is situated on the hill just above Cusco and consists out of huge terraces of enormous boulders that fit each other perfectly. The name means either "head of the puma" (if you want to believe the "Cusco is in the shape of a puma" story), or something about a condor. The name is fortunately quite easy to remember as it sounds like "sexy woman".
The guide also seemed very strange - he never took off his sunglasses and walked with a limp - and in general it seemed to us as if he had had one coca leaf too many.
The ruins of Sacsayhuaman were quite impressive. It is situated on the hill just above Cusco and consists out of huge terraces of enormous boulders that fit each other perfectly. The name means either "head of the puma" (if you want to believe the "Cusco is in the shape of a puma" story), or something about a condor. The name is fortunately quite easy to remember as it sounds like "sexy woman".
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