Today, we boarded the Inca Express bus to the shored of Lake Titicaca, in South-Eastern Peru. We visited the Inca remains of Wiracocha temple at Racchi, a small highland town. As with previously seen ruins, these displayed all the usual impressive characteristics of Inca architecture. Interestingly, the Incas used a misture of mud, llama hair, and cactus gum to glue together the giant stones of their temples! Sounds a bizarre concoction, but it certainly did the job, as much of the temple and housing still stands today!
We also visited the ´Peruvian Sistine Chapel´, supposedly featuring C17th fresco-style paintings and murals. I couldnt, however, see many similarities, and remained un-awed. We then travelled through the highest region of the Peruvian altiplano, which was extremely cold, but humbling. Life at such altitudes is extremely harsh and lonely, and we passed what seemed to be many hapless locals carting huge packs and parcels across the endless sparse plains in the freezing cold and rain.
We arrived in Puno late aftrenoon. Although considered merely a transit point to Bolivia, the town did feature a pleasant pedestrian street and nice restaurants, and we were greeted by locals dancing in the street to see in the new month.
