2-09-2011
In the morning had a pottery demonstration in one of the houses and then bought goods from the families. It is nice to buy handmade products directly from their makers and also give back to the village.
Raqchi was the area used for storage of food during the Inca reign. There are ruins from that time. Temple walls are still present as are massive storage silos, Colcas. The Colcas were well ventilated and covered by a certain plant to help keep things fresh. There are also walls of houses used by nobility,quite high walls especially for people who weren't too tall.
Climbed to a look out point to view the ruins and village in entirety, also to try and get my legs ready for the Inca trail. The local artist, Romano, made caricatures of a few of us, he is a bit of a celebrity. Our host family had paintings by him on their walls. When saying goodbye they even gave us gifts, unexpectedly Jeevan and I felt quite sad and Julia even shed a few tears.
Reached Cusco in time to dress up and party. Bin bag dress up, I made a top, skirt and hairband with my black bin bags. Jeevan was in a toga with a headband. Everybody participated and we were worth looking at as we made our way to dinner. Danced quite a lot, even had some salsa lessons. Our first ever on a bar counter.
Great day.
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