Today we took a day trip from Cuzco to some ruins at Moray. The scenery on the way there was incredible.
The ruins of Moray were totally different from anything we'd seen...circular steps. The theory is that the Incas created this area as a sort of testing ground for growing crops. The steps are each a different microclimate. Seeds of different types were found by archaelogists on the different levels. Pretty cool, eh?
I found the landscape there totally fascinating.
The contrasts of the yellows, browns and blue of the sky...plus the mountains in the background. Loved it.
After visiting Moray we went to the nearby, Salinas, which are salt mines. They look like a bunch of salt lakes connected to each other. The Incas collected salt here and the salt is still harvested. Apparently some of it is exported to the States and other places by the name of Peruvian Pink salt. I bet they sell it at Whole Foods for $10 an ounce. Maybe I should have grabbed a few handfulls.
You can walk right on the paths between the little salt lakes and watch the workers harvest the salt. I got really thirsty walking around there!
Below is a picture of me putting the salt on my mosquito bites, no-see-um and sand fly bites. Yes, they all got a piece of me.
This is our last night in Cuzco. We are leaving early in the morning for Puno and then onto Lake Titicaca.
5 comments:
These are marvelous pics Ari. I can tell you are having a wonderful time.
Stay safe!!
Beth
Those are some really cool pictures. Maybe these are the original mysterious crop circles! They are massive in size.
Mike
Mike, yeah, can you see the people in the photos? They look like ants.
Amazing scenery. How is the food?
Laoch,
The food so far is okay. We have been eating a lot of the same stuff...soups and potatoes and meat (and Im supposedly a vegetarian). We have had some excellent quinoa soup. Somehow I feel like we are missing the good places to eat.
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