We passed the remains on one of the walls of the Wiracocha (Raqchi) Temple at Sicuani. It was built by the Incas and destroyed by the Spanish along with most Inca, Mayan and Aztec architectural teasures in their search for gold. It must have been a very impressive structure in it's former glory. It was 20 meters high, 92 meters long, and had the largest single roof measuring 2,500 square meters in all of South America. Amazing when you think it is built of mud re-inforced with straw.
The Peruvians just love their llamas
It was strange to see this Pervian kids playing with a Barbie Doll. Most kids of this age we saw tending goats or sheep in the fields.
This farmer certainly has put a lot of TLC into his field, walled in on the side of a hill miles from anywhere.
The road through the mountains to Puno was a dream.
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