Chicha y Rones

Chicha y Rones

Josh and I built a pig pen for our new little piggies known as chancho's.  We named the brother sister piglets Chicha y Rones.  Which will be our Christmas dinner for 2011.

Calca, Peru

Overlooking Cusco

A Hike to Temple of The Sun & The Moon

Josh hanging out on the side of the Temple of the Moon

The Temple of The Sun and The Moon are a small hike from Q'enqo.

Pancho and Christina enjoying the view

We befriended the local security who took us inside the Temples.

Temple of The Moon

Josh and Christina in the Temple of the Moon

Temple of the Sun

 

Los Animales

There are animals everywhere.

Josh found a calf next to the house

Josh named him Brutus

Casa Roja y Casa Amarillo

I stumbled across this property for Uncle Michael on craigslist. What a find!

Machu Picchu

Josh and Christina arrive early on January 3, 2011

Josh, you're acting strange

Morning Walk

Ancient Inca Water Channel

Ancient Inca waterway directly behind our house.  The whole valley has vast water channels that are well constructed system that are thousands of years old.  This valley is known as the water eye.

Destination Lares Peru

Young Quechua girl

Josh and I decide to drive to Lares which is a relatively close town near Calca. Lares, a small Quechua town is known for it's Thermal Mineral baths known as Los Baños Termales and it's spectacular hike to Machu Picchu.


The drive from Calca to Lares begins at calle GRAU which is a straight shot through Calca.  The road which is under construction sporadically changes from cement, gravel, dirt.... soft shoulder.  Climbing higher up the massive trek through the mountainous valley of "BLANK".  The road becomes steeper, thinner and totally unfinished.  That should be the scary part... it's not.  The drivers here are either fearless, don't know any better or just plain stupid.  Passing was our biggest challenge but we were lucky the entire way. But there was a time I thought my heart was going to explode with fright. 

Herds of sheep, alpac, and cows sometimes overtake the skinny road. We continue to switchback up the mountain, passing one ancient monument after another.  Some being discovered due to the new road. We pass the Inka graveyard Ancashmarca which holds a festival every year at the beginning of March.

Anacashmarca known as an Inka Cemetery

Winding high up through the mountain we witnessed the modern indigenous people living and flourishing in the very ancient architecture.  

An occupied ancient Inka house