Cuzco

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 Another long day with an early start and flight to Cuzco ready to start the next leg of our journey.
Our first visit was to Sacsayhuaman or as the guide described it Sexy Woman, where we saw the remains of a large Inca fortress. This proved to be a short stop before we continued onwards.
The large stones fitting together were very impressive but reading about this huge site later, it seemed a shame that we only saw a limited amount of the area.

The next part of our journey was to the Sacred Valley, stopping on the way at a viewpoint overlooking the valley. Not knowing what to expect, we were surprised that it was mainly farmland, but thinking about it we could see why it was special. Here was an ideal farming area protected all around by the mountains, an ideal place for people to settle. The Incas thought that this valley was blessed by the gods and looking at the amount of produce cultivated still in the area, it still was!

Our stay here was also to be our starting point for the first major visit of our tour!