i love the way the people here pronouce ´machu pichu.´ it´s like ¨machu peeeeeeeeechu.¨ cracks me up everytime. i wonder if they crack up everytime they hear me say machu pichu.
the ruins in machu peeeechu are probably the most interesting ruins i´ve seen. it´s so frickin amazing some might say it´s a-mazing, but i protest. i wouldn´t say it´s merely a-mazing, it´s THE-mazing. that´s right. prolly the most interesting in the world (that i´ve seen).
what makes it so cool is the surrounding areas and the astrological aspect. but first, the area. on any side of the ruins are verticle cliffs. this creates for dramatic views. also, it seems like ur in the middle of a volcanic crater cuz past the cliffs are taller mountains. so you look down for great views and you look up for great views. spectacular. it´s like a miniature golf hole. on the astrological side, the incas had so many architectural features that would tell them when the equinoxes and solstices were. some rocks would cast long shadows at dawn on the summer solstice. some windows would let light in at dawn and the light would be reflected in a pool of water. sweet. i use a casio watch and i swear i can´t tell the time on it. its digital too.
i wish that i could have booked my trip a little differently. i would have spent more time in machu peeeeeechu and less time in cusco (which could be spelled like cusqo, and used to be caled cosco). there´s this other place to climb to that i didn´t get to go called wina pichu. i don´t know how to spell it. but it´s way cool looking and it sits above machu pichu.
i bought some sweet bracelets. there was this rasta lookin dude weaving all this crazy crap so i bought like five of them. they´re pretty sweet. i don´t think they look like that in the states. i keep buying crap. i´m comin home with crap. fun crap but still crap.
ate some alpàca the other day. tasted like beef, just cuter.
