Peru - Day 2 - Ollantaytambo.

The drive to Ollantaytambo (say that three times quickly) was very interesting. I enjoyed seeing this local bus. Our guide was even excited to see it, as he said the people in it were from the highlands, and they don't come down too often. Notice their traditional garb and the manner in which livestock are transported.

The walkways are very straight and are from the Incan era.

This we found hilarious.

The steps at the ruin site in Ollantaytambo lead up to an area used for religious purposes. The stones at the bottom are more crudely stacked, but the stones that make up the religious areas are worked completely smooth. They also have tighter seams (again, no mortar) and are larger in size. It's amazing to imagine the thousands of people and number of lifetimes it took to create something like this.

This area is actually Pre-Incan.

This was my favorite part. Can you find the face?

Maybe this will help. Look for a long face with two eyes way up top, a nose and mouth down low, and a beard underneath.

This is a rock that was started and never finished. It's colossal in size.

This wall is special. It was the center of this special area and at the top. It also faced the rising sun on the summer solstice, the Incan new year. It's very faint, but you can still see the symbols that had been carved into it. If you're not sure of what you're looking at, look at this and then see if you can see it.