MACHU PICCHU

WE MADE IT! CAUGHT A MID MORNING TRAIN FROM CUSCO TO MACHU PICCHU, THEN A HAIR RAISING BUS RIDE UP THE MOUNTAIN ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD THAT THE BUSES COMING DOWN HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY! 

THE INCAS BUILT MACHU PICCHU AS A CITIDEL FOR THEIR LEADERS. ELABORATE STONE WORK AND ENORMOUS GRANITE BLOCKS RISE TERRACE UPON TERRACE.  THE SUN CAST A LIGHT ON THE ALTAR IN THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN AT 7:20 AM DURING OUR LAST WINTER SOLSTICE, AS IT HAS EVERY YEAR SINCE MACHU PICCHU WAS BUILT, IN THE 14TH CENTURY.

TRADITIONALLY GUINEA PIGS ARE EATEN IN PERU, NOT CUDDLED. THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE MENU OF THREE OUT OF FIVE RESTAURANTS SO FAR.

FINALLY, FOR THOSE WHO KNOW MAGGIE ROSE, SHE MUST HACVE A COUSIN IN MACHU PICHU!