Qorikancha is the most important Inca temple in Cusco.

Built in the 1400s, the Qorikancha contains a sun temple, a moon temple, a temple to rainbows, a temple to lightning, gardens, and, since 1538, the church and monastery of Santo Domingo.

The Inca believed that everything existed in duality: sun & moon, day & night, male & female, upper & lower, and so on

The Inca shaped hard stones (like granite and andesite) so perfectly that a razor blade cannot fit between the joints. They achieved this by pounding and rubbing the stones together in a trial-and-error process using sand.

I had the chicken with the most amazing tomatoes and Shane had the Alpaca, which I could not bring myself to order but did try a bite of.

We stayed in 2 different hotels, two nights in the historic center and one in the Sacred Valley. Had we have known how gorgeous the hotel in the sacred valley was I would have opted for more time here.

The "adventure pods" in the Sacred Valley where you stay in hanging, transparent capsules suspended 1,200 feet up a mountain cliff face, which you reach by climbing a Via Ferrate and descend by zipline.
We sampled from a local brewery, where I got tricked into drinking more beer than I planned!

I learned how to discover quality silver and bought a few pieces for myself, my daughter and my sister at Illapu.

I had to see at least one cemetery. Lots of Guinea Pigs on a stick served in this region. (I did NOT try) For the Incas, the puma is a deeply sacred animal representing strength, wisdom, and Kay Pacha (the earthly world). In fact, the layout of the historic Inka capital, Cusco, was deliberately designed by ancient architects to resemble the shape of a puma, with the head situated at the fortress of Sacsayhuamán.

Our lunch was located inside an outdoor museum and farm. The Peruvian people I found to be genuine, kind and happy. There is so much beauty, how could you not be?