Nazca and Cusco

In Nazca, we Visited the Nazca Lines, we did this by visiting an observing tower, but most importantly taking a 35 minute flight in a cesna plane, to see them from the air. This was an amazing experience, and the lines looked amazing from the air. We managed to see the several including the spider, hummingbird, monkey and whale. These lines are beleived to have been created by the Nazcan people from 900BC, to attract attention from the gods to help rainfall.

After an 18 hour bus journey from Nasza, we arrived in Cuzco. Cuzco is 3326m above sea level, so we were there to acclimatize before the Salkantay trek. In Cuzco we visited Saqsaywaman, Pisac, Q`engo, Pukapukara and Tambomachany, all of which are inca ruins. We also visited Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo where we watched traditional andean dances. In Qorikancha museum, we saw mummys which had been preserved and saw many inca artifacts. In Cuzco Cathedral, we did a self guided tour with headphones. The cathedral itself was built in 1559, and survived the earthquake in 1650.