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Saturday, 10 December 2011

Q'eshwachaka - Last remaining Incan rope bridge

Q'eshwachaka - the last remaining/upkept traditional Incan, Indiana Jones, middle of nowhere, rope bridge. Rebuilt every year in June it sags more than 10 feet by the end of the year but is still strong enough to hold 56 people. After chancing across a mention of it on wikipedia Spike and I decided to go - despite the fact we had no idea where it was and nobody we talked to had ever heard of it. 

Despairing of finding useful information in Cuzco or Puno we headed to Sicuani, the town nearest the bridge. From there we only had one option - hire a taxi and make it there ourselves (there being the middle of nowehere). Turned out it does exist - see proof below!








Lake Titikaka




Inca Trail & Machu Picchu


















Cuzco & Sacred Valley

Capital of the incan empire and centred in the sacred valley Cuzco was one of the big hitters on the map for us - full of concentrated 100% all genuine incan ruins, all a weary traveller could need. 

The city itself is full of ancient Incan ruins and also, strange guys in masks who whip you if you try to jay walk...



View and ruins of the high sector in Pisac, Sacred Valley.


Temple of the moon (where you can 'bathe' in moon light)

Ancient, sacred and significant rock slide of the incans. Seriously

Sexy Woman ruins just above Cuzco - from the air they make the teeth of a Puma