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Machu Picchu, Peru

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Maria De La Cruz
Maria De La Cruz

The document describes a trip to Machu Picchu, Peru from May 26-31, 2006. It notes the layers of antiquity with old sites built upon and mentions seeing the temple stones of varying sizes. It also discusses the agricultural terraced farming practiced in the area and buying an alpaca wool sweater, feeling sorrow that the seller and her family seemed to be in real need but the traveler did not have enough money.

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Machu Picchu, Perú May 26 -31 , 2006 I woke up before landing, and this is what I saw. My jaw dropped! I could have hang-glided in Lima, but there wasn’t enough of a breeze.
Descending on Perú. The layers of antiquity. People build on top of old sites of importance or power. This used to be a temple of old - now it is a church.
I don’t see it, but maybe you can. The jaguar: The town below is supposed to have the shape of a jaguar’s body, and the temple above is supposed to be the head with the teeth. I see the teeth, but not the body.
The largest temple stone. The smallest temple stone (as big as thumb nail).
Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru
I must be really dense. People kept saying how much power they felt radiating from this stone … but I felt nothing. However, I did have other sorts of experiences.
These are agricultural lands. They practice terrace farming. In the old days, they would hang the corn and other grains upside down, and the winds would dry it and preserve it.
There was a church, a market, and a museum here. I bought a really nice, soft, alpaca wool sweater. The most sorrowful thing that happened to me was that a woman chased after me so that I would buy the sweater from her. I really liked it, but walked away because it was too expensive for my budget, … so she took what I could give her. I really wish I’d had more money. She and her family must have been in real need.

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Machu Picchu, Peru

  • 1. Machu Picchu, Perú May 26 -31 , 2006 I woke up before landing, and this is what I saw. My jaw dropped! I could have hang-glided in Lima, but there wasn’t enough of a breeze.
  • 2. Descending on Perú. The layers of antiquity. People build on top of old sites of importance or power. This used to be a temple of old - now it is a church.
  • 3. I don’t see it, but maybe you can. The jaguar: The town below is supposed to have the shape of a jaguar’s body, and the temple above is supposed to be the head with the teeth. I see the teeth, but not the body.
  • 4. The largest temple stone. The smallest temple stone (as big as thumb nail).
  • 7. I must be really dense. People kept saying how much power they felt radiating from this stone … but I felt nothing. However, I did have other sorts of experiences.
  • 8. These are agricultural lands. They practice terrace farming. In the old days, they would hang the corn and other grains upside down, and the winds would dry it and preserve it.
  • 9. There was a church, a market, and a museum here. I bought a really nice, soft, alpaca wool sweater. The most sorrowful thing that happened to me was that a woman chased after me so that I would buy the sweater from her. I really liked it, but walked away because it was too expensive for my budget, … so she took what I could give her. I really wish I’d had more money. She and her family must have been in real need.