Hola from Peru!!\u00a0 We just finished our week of Spanish classes this Friday and it was a great week of learning for all of us.\u00a0 We spent Saturday the 4th, in Chincheros.\u00a0 This was a beautiful plaza.\u00a0 Chincheros is a Q\u2019echwa word that means city or place of bright colors.\u00a0 There were many farming terraces there and they had a bell tower and a church.\u00a0 Another place that just completely took my breath away.\u00a0 After our visit there we had the best lunch so far at a buffet in the mountains.\u00a0 They had bilingual parrots too!<\/p>\n
We then headed out to the Ollantaytambo fortress, where the Incans fought their last battle against the Spanish.\u00a0 This place was gorgeous.\u00a0 There were over 300 steps up to the main platform.\u00a0 When we got there we saw stones that were over 2,000 lbs.\u00a0 It was crazy.\u00a0 The tour guide stopped at the main level but 4 of us continued to the very top which was an 8 inch gravel path to one of the best views I have seen.\u00a0 The charter buses at the bottom looked like ants.\u00a0 It was incredible.\u00a0 We headed down the mountain, hopped on the bus, and napped on the way back to Cuzco.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, we had a free day.\u00a0 Scott and I went with our host mom to the “best Cuy restaurant in all of Cuzco”.\u00a0 Cuy is whole, deep-fried, guinea pig.\u00a0 It was the best meal I\u2019ve had so far, and the best meat I\u2019ve tasted in my life.\u00a0 We headed back home and Moira had offered to take the group back to Sacsayhuaman if anyone wanted.\u00a0 The Ebersole brothers, Moira and I went up there and spent three hours going around and checking out the unique architecture.\u00a0 We then hiked to the highest peak in Sacsayhuaman and watched the sunset.\u00a0 It was beautiful.\u00a0 We are starting our volunteer work on the 6th and we are all looking forward to it.<\/p>\n
– Mitchell Derrow<\/p>\n
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Hola from Peru!!\u00a0 We just finished our week of Spanish classes this Friday and it was a great week of learning for all of us.\u00a0 We spent Saturday the 4th, in Chincheros.\u00a0 This was a beautiful plaza.\u00a0 Chincheros is a Q\u2019echwa word that means city or place of bright colors.\u00a0 There were many farming terraces … Continue reading Peru sights and sounds<\/span>