I mentioned this the other day in the initial Machu Picchu post. The archaeologists think the Inca stonemasons' chief purpose in building this wall was sheer artistry - showing off their skill at ashlar construction simply because they could. Note the variety of sizes and shapes in the stones - no two alike:
We're both still trying to absorb what we've seen the last few days, and now that we've re-established a reliable Net connection I've also been trying to catch up on my photo sorting, uploading, and backup. I've completed a photo album of our Sacred Valley tour, which you can see in the column to the right, but it's not fleshed out fully with descriptions yet - but if you want to go poking around the web to figure out what you're looking at, we visited, in order, Moray, the nearby church at Tiobamba, and Chinchero, with a few random stops along the way to admire the views. Albums of our Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu pictures are still to come, along with some highlights here of what we saw. We're in Cusco through tomorrow morning, then off to Guayaquil, Ecuador to get ready for our Galapagos trip.
Great pictures. Chris can never go there because of the altitude. We really like the pic of Eileen looking reflective at the top of the terraces. Could be the cover shot on her country music album (no doubt in progress).
While you trek off to Guayaquil, we are watching Capt. Kirk interview Chachi (Scott Baio) on cable. Who says the US doesn't have culture?
Safe travels.
Jim and Chris
Posted by: Jim | February 08, 2009 at 11:26 AM
The pictures are wonderful, sounds like you're having a great time.
Posted by: Andrew Anker | February 14, 2009 at 11:36 PM