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Puka Pukara

Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, September 2011

After visiting Saqsayhuaman and Quenqo, we continued north to Puka Pukara and Tambomachay before walking back to Cusco.
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tambomachay We made friends with the animals we met along the road.
tambomachay Well, some of them.
tambomachay Puka Pukara - a fort sitting beside the old Inca road.
tambomachay This was the original entrance to the inner fort - very easy to defend!
tambomachay Action sequence: jumping sheep.
tambomachay Jumping sheep 2.
tambomachay Jumping sheep 3
tambomachay Jumping sheep 4
sparrow Detail of the ruins at Tambomachay.
bonticou crag There wasn't all that much to see here.
uberfall Boston We were tempted to hike up these hills, but it was getting late and we were suffering from altitude and sunburn.
tambomachay Puka Pukara seen from the entrance to Tambomachay.
tambomachay On our return hike, we were caught in a hailstorm (look closely)
tambomachay Cactus blossom (with hailstones in the background)
tambomachay We returned to Saqsayhuaman under a light rain.
tambomachay Cristo Blanco, "Viva Peru Hill", and clouds.
tambomachay Damp waterslides at Saqsayhuaman.
tambomachay Overview of Cusco's historic district, from Cristo Blanco.