Cue the Indiana Jones Theme Song

Today we traveled from Cusco to Ollaytatambo but we made a few stops along the way. Our first stop was a small little town not too far from Cusco. It was famous for its Alpaca textiles. We got to see how scarfs, sweaters, other alpaca products were made. The most amazing thing about that town was the pride that the weavers had in their work. It was amazing to see someone enjoy their work like that. 

After that pit stop we kept traveling until we got to the Moray archaeological site. Along the way, we saw snow capped peaks of mountains that were 20,000 feet high. That was absolutely amazing! The Moray site is a bunch of elevated circles in the landscape that were once used for farming. What was amazing was that each level was colder than the one below it. That really showed the ingenuity of the Incas because they were able to control a climate for certain crops.

After Moray, we made our way into the town of Ollaytatambo. It was only a few miles but it took over an hour because of the winding roads. After dinner in Ollatatambo, we visited ruins on a mountain right behind our hotel. The ruins were organized in a way so that  they fall into convergence with the sun. Unfortunately, the clouds blocked the sun so we couldn't see the display but it was still cool to see the ruins. 

That's it for today. Can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store.