Sexy Woman

Ahh Sacsayhuaman, a splended sight in the night time.

Yesterday Sara and I went for a walk and ended at the Inca ruin, Sacsayhuaman, and lucky for us it´s free after 6pm! Our presence on the ruin attracted a guide in just seconds, and before a snap of a finger we were learning the history or the Incans. The Incans are some clever people, within their stone work they incorporated the images of a llama, a snake, a hummingbird, a fish and a guinea pig. They built the temple using limestone, which had to be transported from another mountain side. 20,000 people worked the earth for 77 years using a metorites (space rocks) to cut and smooth the stone. There is no longer any spacerock to be found in the area supposedly because all the spiritual people (shamans) took them. The stones were cut, then ramps were built out of earth and bamboo to slide the stones into place. Clay slip, along with cactus juice, was used to assist in sliding the stones into place.

During our hike we met a woman from Queensland, Australia. I mentioned that the U.S. now has some sort of healthcare, and she was shocked. She informed us that she has a job working in a grocery store and makes $18 an hour (about $16 US) and gets paid vacation. She said if someone is ever sick in Australia, all they need to do is visit the hospital and everything is taken care of. This is one of many similar stories we have heard about Australia. Several people speak of the US in shock that it is so called the "wealthiest" nation, yet basic human needs are not being met. In my eyes it seems the US rose to power, though they were the best nation ever, then failed to evolve.

Another great bus ride story:

We were packed onto this bus on our way to Oropesa with not even a centimeter of wiggle room. I felt what I thought might be a hand in my pocket. The bus stopped and this old man gets off and my wallet is gone, I jumped off the bus and chased ofter the old man (he was not very fast) and he gave me my wallet back and I wiggled my way back onto the clown wagon.