North of Cusco, 4

Saqsaywaman was the last site on our tour, the closest to Cusco. It was already getting dark when we arrived, which was too bad since Saqsaywaman is the largest and probably most interesting of the four sites we visited that day. I am not really sure what it all was, since we did not hire a guide, nor did we stay long enough to really explore it, since it was getting late and we were a little tired of looking at stones anyway, but the views from up there are quite spectacular. Maybe we would have gotten to see more if we hadn't spent so much time taking pictures of trees and llamas...

Cristo Blanco overlooks the city.












Another view, with the snow-capped mountain which I think is Ausangate.








Believe it or not, this was the best of five shots.











Oh, there are some Saqsaywaman rocks.