The Peru gang is relaxing at the Vancouver Airport. Very smooth transit, thank you Dave and John, for our door to door airport service. Thank you parents!!
Great driving you all up to YVR. Loved the music in my van. And loved how clean it was when I returned to the school -- thanks! You're a great group, go have a great experience!
I won't be adding any more for a few days, as we will be high in the mountains without electricity or wifi... Check out this short video for an intro to Mismanay: BBC Mismanay Video B
Inca Ruins, 3 sites pictured... Market pics at the very end of this page... On Friday, Lisa, Paul, two hostess sisters and I drove out of Cusco to visit four Incan ruins. Lisa's host sister is a guide and very knowledgeable about Inca history. I am blown away by the ingenuity and precision found in these sites. The Inca architectural design philosophy was elegant: Simple, Solid, Symmetrical. In these concepts they built massive features meant for defense, while their creative beauty and intelligent designs give the feeling of high architecture, far ahead of its time. Sadly, the Spanish were unable to live simultaneously with the Inca who held different beliefs. Pizarro and his Conquistadors crushed the Inca population and destroyed and looted their wealth. The Spanish Inquisition could not tolerate the Inca, yet the Inca did not simply give wa...
Bon voyage!
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Great driving you all up to YVR. Loved the music in my van. And loved how clean it was when I returned to the school -- thanks! You're a great group, go have a great experience!
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