Arrived Cusco in the morning. Altitude definitely a bit of a challenge. Visited Inca temple and got an education on their society, architecture, governing and gods. Saw a great serpent shaped platform/ wall that is hard to discern on the ground but is easily recognizable from above. The stones are all huge and are carves to interlock. Some weigh many tons and they are several rows high. These "stones" we're quarried many miles away and ingeniously broght to this site. It could take up to 7 years to precisely place one stone. Thus all the Inca ruins we'll see we're built over several generations. After lunch we visited an old nunnery that was built using walls left by the Incas where we get more of an education on the construction process. These were masterfull builders!
Next we visited the Cathedral which is a combination of Inca, Spanish and Moorish design. Catholicism in Peru is a blend of indigenous beliefs and Catholicism. Some pretty striking differences. The Cathedral was spectacular. Before dinner we had a weaving demonstration. Wonderful dinner. Bed by 11.
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