Písac is a village on the Urubamba River which is supposed to be one of the highlights of the Scared Valley so we jumped in a collectivo for the hour journey. The village is well-known for its market every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday - when we turned up there were loads of tour buses there already, we just cant seem to escape them! I spied some great pineapple cake which was making my mouth water, but we had a mountain to climb, so we stocked up on a Menu Del Dia for 75p (4 soles) which consisted of thick soup, and then a 2nd plate of rice, potatoes and chicken, plus a drink.
As the weather was so cold in Cusco we had packed fleeces, hats, ,gloves and wind breakers but the sun was out in full force so the kind manager of the resturant agreed to look after our gear whilst we visited the Inca ruins, known as Inca Písac, at the top of a hill at the entrance to the valley.
The site was amazing and just went on and on and on! we spent nearly four hours exploring the ruins winding our way through terraces and huge doorways, steep steps and even a little tunnel. The view of the valley from the top was amazing and the ruins themselves were stunning.
A very inpressive view that could take on picchu!
Me at the top of the mountain next to the palace ruins
Tim standing on the village ruins (he got shouted at as not meant to do this... whoops!)
A tiny me going through the tunnel to get to the second half of the ruins!
Me next to the man made fields
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