{Travel}: The Ruins and Market of Chinchero, Peru
Sunday May 26, 2013
After our short visit to Lima, we took a plane to a city called Cusco in the Southeastern part of Peru. The first day there, we were really sick because of the altitude (3,400 meters above the sea) so we spent most of the the day resting. The second day however we took a tour to Chinchero (one of the districts of Urubamba) to see some beautiful Inca ruins!
One of the things I enjoyed the most of Peru was all the beautiful scenery. The breathtaking mountains and vast green fields looked straight out of a postcard.
I also really enjoyed seeing the market of Chinchero. Peru has always been known for their colorful fabrics and their adorable Lamas, and the market was filled with merchandise showing both things.
Next up we got to see how the native Peruvian women make all of their pretty colorful fabrics. It was very interesting!

We also decided to enjoy a cup of hot Coca tea as we watched the presentation. For those of you who don't know, Coca tea is native to South America and it is made using leaves of the Coca plant (the same plant that cocaine is made out of). However, the tea is not like cocaine at all! The coca tea is a mild stimulant (like a cup of coffee or black tea) and it tastes kind of like green tea. Anywhoo, it was very enjoyable!
Stay tuned to see more photos of our trip to Peru! Next up is the ruins of Ollantaytambo!
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36 comments
Oh man, I love all the colorful fabrics. And that's so neat how you got to see some of these beautiful artisan-works in process, too! What talented ladies. :)
ReplyDeleteThe views are breathtaking! I wish I could visit those places one day!
ReplyDeletewow, what a beautiful place! i have never seen something like this in person before so it's nice to be able to experience something so breathtaking from your photos!!
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ReplyDeleteLove your outfit, beautiful bright colors.
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marie, it is absolutely breathtaking. love the landscape. what a great dress. your pics are beautiful.
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Wow, such a beautiful place! I love the print of your dress as well! :)
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Wow! Peru is so beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteBut I really really love your dress and blazer Marie!!! Gorgeous!
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Wow, really beautiful photos! I love your dress!
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Thanks Ali!!! It definitely was very interesting to see!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sasha!!! I hope you visit them as well someday!
ReplyDeleteThank you Heidi!!! I've never been to a place with so many mountains before either. It was such a unique experience!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gabi!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much, I'm glad to hear you enhjoyed them!
ReplyDeleteThank you Aurélie!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteAAaaaww thank you!!! I tried my best to wear at least a couple of colorful outfits during my trip, it makes me happy to hear you liked it!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Ginny, you are so sweet!
ReplyDeleteI learned something new today , these are such gorgeous pics , you live a very interesting life with all these travels and how you always manage to look flawless and get perfect pictures is beyond me . Hope you have a gorgeous day ahead xo
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Yay Cusco ! and Perú, you can never get enough of it. Food is good, people are nice, so many Unesco World Heritage locations to visit. My personal faves are the Miraflores are in Peru, where you have soo many antique shops and Macchu Picchu, one can only wonder how life must have been like then.
ReplyDeleteThe incas were extremely smart,
You are looking colorful and pretty!
Peru looks GORGEOUS. You keep posting these pictures and it keeps making me ache for a vacation!
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Gorgeous photos, Beautiful culture!!!
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Such gorgeous photos! Peru looks like such a gorgeous place to visit. I have always wanted to go there since I studied Archaeology a few years ago. I agree, it does look like a postcard!
ReplyDeleteEverything is so colorful too - those blankets look so beautiful! I never heard of that tea and I didn't know they used that plant to make cocaine. haha
But anyways, it sounds like an interesting drink to try!
What stunning scenery. I love how beautiful and bright your outfit is.
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Oh Meghan, you are seriously too sweet to me. I really appreciate your kind words. It makes me so happy to hear you enjoy my traveling photos and my outfits. You have definitely made my day, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rosely, you are such a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lorena!! Sounds like you know all of these places very well!! When did you visit Peru??? I wanted to see Miraflores, but I didn't get a chance since we got out late from the work convention. Maybe next time!
ReplyDeleteHahahaha thanks Ashley!!! I hope you get a vacation real soon!! And hopefully you will visit Peru sometime as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heidi!! Oh wao, you studied Archaeology?!??! You would definitely enjoy these places then!! I hope you get to visit them sometime soon!
ReplyDeleteAaawww thank you so much!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Katie! I couldn't even believe I was there to be honest, it was such a surreal experience!
ReplyDeleteYes, I did! For the first two years of my college I studied Archaeology. It's more of a hobby now more than it was back then. I did a lot of traveling and had a lot of adventures! Though nothing like Indiana Jones (haha) but I did have my share of snakes. When I went to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico in 06' - I went on a archaeology tour which I absolutely loved! I have always wanted to go to Peru- so hopefully someday! I really want to go to historical tour of Europe - particularly Italy first though. :)
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