Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Sacred Valley

[sabotabby]

Hey lovelies, I’m in Sacred Valley and checking in to let you know I’m not dead, despite having climbed up—well, it wasn’t exactly a fucking mountain, but it certainly felt like one. Tomorrow I’m climbing an actual mountain so we’ll see how that goes.

We went to the archaeological site at Puka Pukara, then drove down to Pisac and hit the market. Then we went up Ollantaytambo, which made me feel incredibly accomplished/slightly concerned for my ability to climb Machu Picchu tomorrow. We wove our way through the Sacred Valley, stopping at various breathtaking sites. We were supposed to stop for guinea pig, but there’s a strike on, so thanks to workers’ solidarity, no guinea pigs were eaten today. Hah.

I’m now ensconced in the most beautiful hotel room ever, and I would love to share pictures with you, but Google Photos is acting up. If you’re on FB you can see, though.

ETA: Finally uploaded! Though this isn’t all of them. Sadly the one of me on top of Ollantaytambo is shit because someone else took it. Also pictured: Election signs! And the Skylodge, which are those little pods you see on one of the mountains. For $1000 USD a night, you too can do a three-hour climb up a cliff to stay in a pod.

Other fun fact: The plastic bags on the poles indicate a chicha (corn liquor) bar. There are an awful lot of them.

Comments

[lapinlunaire]

I had a pet guinea pig so I'll personally get on the next plane and join these workers to thank them :P

[sabotabby]

Haha. I want to show them solidarity in some way but I’m legit confused as to who is on strike and where they are picketing.

[lapinlunaire]

Just ask someone and bring them a batch of non-guinea-pig snacks!

[ironed_orchid]

You're already in the mountains, every hill you climb is a fucking mountain.

It sounds and looks wonderful.

[sabotabby]

It is! And certainly feels like it at times.

[smhwpf]

This looks totally amazeballs and v. exciting!

[sabotabby]

Very much so!

[lapinlunaire]

I just looked at the pictures. I love the gigantic guinea pig!

Also pffft what kind of loser needs to pay $1000 instead of secreting the fibers needed to weave it themselves

[sabotabby]

The giant guinea pig is unfortunately in front of a restaurant that sells guinea pig meat. It is Suicide Food. Nevertheless I high-fived it on account of no guinea pigs getting eaten.