Blog written by Brian Lang from New City, NY
At 7:45 we got out of bed
for a breakfast of croissants and bread
We took taxis, to be exact four
to Saqsaywaman, site of Incan war
We picked up Peter, our extraordinary guide
who to the Incan ruin with us he’d ride
We showed our tickets and passed through the gate
We were so excited, the ruins looked great
Stone upon stone, some bigger than cars
A ruin fit for kings, incas and czars
The stones were fitted by average Incan Joes
How they did it? Nobody knows
The sun was bright as we started to climb
the tiring trek up the stones of lime.
Once we had gotten to the top of the ruin
we saw all of Cusco at just about noon
The steps were awkward coming up and going down
even the rocky steps caused great astound
The other side of Saqsai had stone Incan slides
children for years have given them rides
We had so much fun riding them too
we were glad we didn’t go elsewhere in lieu
We then lurked through a forty yard cave
on the way in to Zak we waved
Next we would hike o’er a mile
we’d stay at the ruins of Q’enko for a while
Q’enko is a quechua phrase for zig zag
the tour of these ruins was so not a drag
We walked through the labyrinth of rocks and stones
and alcoves which held ancient Inca bones
Off then we went to the potato fields
farmers making Chunyu out of what harvest wields
Chunyu are freeze dried potatoes
they taste like feet, I’d rather have tomatoes
Now onto the Temple of the Moon
the final stop on our tour of ruins
In the temple, it was just like a cave
at night the moon shines through a little enclave
Down a winding hill we went
to Pachapapa’s Restaurant, where our lunch was spent
Some tried alpaca, others did not
the meat was quite tender and a bit hot
After lunch we took a break
phone calls or shopping time we’d take
At 4:30 it was back to Peter Frost
on the long way, no one got lost
Peter explained the past of Peru
all were hungry when he was through
Off to dinner we’d all go
the group was split, we were whelmed with woe
Photographers had a nice dinner out
Peruvian Italian, it was great no doubt
Archaeologists munched tapas with Peter
he helped them with their book, which was even sweeter
All were full after dinner
I’m sure none of us are any thinner
We’re having fun in Peru, happy and well fed
it’s 10 PM and we’re off to bed
Photos by Danielle Itin, Englewood NJ
National Geographic Expert Peter Frost
talking about Saqsaywaman's giant Inca stonework
Saqsaywaman handstand
Playing on a stone slide near Saqsaywaman
Walking through farmer's fields where we came acrosspotatoes in various stages of the freeze-drying process
