A little side note:
I need to take a minute to mention that the weather had been changing, nights getting colder (not Canadian cold) but more brisk. Where the sun in the daytime can sometimes feel like someone is holding a magnifying glass over your head. (when they say sunscreen, hat and layers, it's not a joke) Around 5pm when the sun drops, you want to be close to a sweater.
Back to the tour:
Tipon is a complex set of Inca Ruins, located in the east of Cusco, on the Road to Puno / Titicaca Lake.
It is believed as having been used by the Incas to cultivate vegetables for the upper and prayers class, and for ceremonial purposes.
The Ruins, as many Peruvian Ruins, are very well kept, but what makes it unique is its large system of irrigations pipelines, spreading water on the wide terraces.
The water continuously flows, and many scientists regularly come to understand how the architecture of the site.
The Pikillaqta site is located at the east of Cusco, belonging to the sitrict of Quispicanchi. This site was not built by Inca, it was built before their time. The population living in this place were called the Wari, and used different materials to build their houses, such as earth, which gives the houses the red colour.
The site is supposed to have been a religious place, abandoned at some point of time.
We finished the day by visiting the Andahuaylillas village, with its gorgeous church, also know as the Sistine Chapel of Latin America. The walls are fully painted by scenes of the life of San Jeronimo, as the church is dedicated to him. The Church was built by the Spanish community but to reach more easily the indigenous population, painted texts were presented in Queshua, Wari language and Castillano. We were not allowed to take pictures in side of course.
The Ruins, as many Peruvian Ruins, are very well kept, but what makes it unique is its large system of irrigations pipelines, spreading water on the wide terraces.
The water continuously flows, and many scientists regularly come to understand how the architecture of the site.
The Pikillaqta site is located at the east of Cusco, belonging to the sitrict of Quispicanchi. This site was not built by Inca, it was built before their time. The population living in this place were called the Wari, and used different materials to build their houses, such as earth, which gives the houses the red colour.
The site is supposed to have been a religious place, abandoned at some point of time.
We finished the day by visiting the Andahuaylillas village, with its gorgeous church, also know as the Sistine Chapel of Latin America. The walls are fully painted by scenes of the life of San Jeronimo, as the church is dedicated to him. The Church was built by the Spanish community but to reach more easily the indigenous population, painted texts were presented in Queshua, Wari language and Castillano. We were not allowed to take pictures in side of course.
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