Today we went to la
Valle Sagrado (Sacred Valle)… and it was awesome. The Sacred Valley was named as such by the
Incas because it had everything for them.
There was water, fertile soil, a warm climate good for farming, and a
good landscape for living. The Incas
also used the Sacred Valley as a massive cemetery. Next we went to Ollentaymbo, an Incan architectural site carved into the side of a
mountain. It had massive agricultural
“steps” built into the side of the mountain so that they could farm on the
mountain side. Finally, we went to a
place to a place where they make alpaca sweaters and blankets – all by
hand. We got a presentation of the
process, and it was pretty cool – there’s so much that goes into it. Towards the end of the presentation some of
us went to watch the U.S. vs. Ghana soccer game, the first game for the U.S. of
the world cup. We all huddled around a
tiny TV to watch the US win 2-1 with a late-in-the-game winning goal. What an end to the day!
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