Pisac Market and Ruins

Once we had looked around Cuzco a little bit, we decided to head to Pisac for its famous Sunday market. There are also some Inca ruins nearby (there are ruins everywhere in this area – a 5 minute walk from our campground there are some small, unmarked ruins). The market was the usual mixture of touristy crafts and everyday things for the locals, and we very much enjoyed looking around at everything. Beulah and Douglas tried out some choclo, which is local corn with HUGE kernels, very tasty:





We decided to pass on the local remedy for joint and muscle pain, though:



After we had had a good look around the market, and sat in the shade to drink some coffee, we decided to take a short taxi ride to the Pisac ruins. The site was divided into two major parts, the agricultural part, and the ceremonial part. There were numerous curved terraces for growing crops in the agricultural section.



And there were ceremonial baths where pilgrims could purify themselves before entering the ceremonial section.



The site was sprawling, and involved a lot of climbing along narrow winding paths that hugged the steep cliffsides.