Our longtime guide Pedro showing us Urubamba from above.Salineras salt mines. They’ve been in use since before Inca times, at least 1000 years!
With Pedro overlooking UrubambaLocals harvesting salt from the pools.Moray. Site used for rituals including human sacrifice!The boys contemplating the beautiful views at Pisac.Sofia and Cortlin in an Incan home at Pisac.
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