Having slept well, we went for breakfast, which was mainly continental with the offer of eggs.
The view from the hotel and the dining room are amazing. The hillsides are covered with Inca terracing, much of which is still farmed. Locals went by with picks and shovels on their backs, with all sorts of animals.
The owner, who has spent some time working in America, suggested that one of his team take us up the hillsides to see the pre Inca fort of Oyu oyu. Erica was a tiny little thing. Like most of the women she wore a highly embroidered hat, and warm clothing, although we thought it was warm.
We saw the irigation schemes feeding water to the terraces and crossed a bridge over the canyon. Many families, some with small kids in baskets on donkeys, were also heading up to the terraces.
In the fields, broad beans were being grown along with maize and quinoa. Many cacti lined the way, and some were in flower. Eventually we reached the Adjunto de Oyu oyu, where there was many houses based around a square. Seemingly this had been the original settlement, but when the Spanish conquistadores came they moved the settlement to the valley bottom.
We walked back down a drainage channel and Erica took us to the local pool. The thermal baths is currently shut but this was an open air pool with delightfully warm water. We messed around for a couple of hours or so before heading back to the hotel.
We{ve borrowed the owner*s computer to do the blo but the spanish keyboard is folling us, hence some odd typos in this!
Dinner will be fettucini with a spinach and cream sauce. Off for a beer next.
The view from the hotel and the dining room are amazing. The hillsides are covered with Inca terracing, much of which is still farmed. Locals went by with picks and shovels on their backs, with all sorts of animals.
The owner, who has spent some time working in America, suggested that one of his team take us up the hillsides to see the pre Inca fort of Oyu oyu. Erica was a tiny little thing. Like most of the women she wore a highly embroidered hat, and warm clothing, although we thought it was warm.
We saw the irigation schemes feeding water to the terraces and crossed a bridge over the canyon. Many families, some with small kids in baskets on donkeys, were also heading up to the terraces.
In the fields, broad beans were being grown along with maize and quinoa. Many cacti lined the way, and some were in flower. Eventually we reached the Adjunto de Oyu oyu, where there was many houses based around a square. Seemingly this had been the original settlement, but when the Spanish conquistadores came they moved the settlement to the valley bottom.
We walked back down a drainage channel and Erica took us to the local pool. The thermal baths is currently shut but this was an open air pool with delightfully warm water. We messed around for a couple of hours or so before heading back to the hotel.
We{ve borrowed the owner*s computer to do the blo but the spanish keyboard is folling us, hence some odd typos in this!
Dinner will be fettucini with a spinach and cream sauce. Off for a beer next.
Happy New Year to you both. Enjoy the rest of your holiday, and try not to be too jealous of the rest of us back at work! Sharon, Chris, Helen and David xx
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