Cusco - the city of the Incas. Beautiful and cold.

 

Urubamba, a small town a few bus hours from Quito. I spent a week here, taking spanish classes and hiking (yes I did).

 

They gave us company, walked with us for more than an hour.

 

It was an incredible hike across this plain - we met a lot of locals (everybody chewing Coca leaves)

 

A farmer showed us this place - he says it is a laboratory from the incas, they tested to plant their food on different levels which have different temperatures. I never found it in a guide, so I don't know more.

 

 

 

 

Salt salinas fed by a salty spring

First scenery impression close to Macchu Picchu

 

The famous ruins of Machhu Picchu