Inca and Coya

We've seen so many amazing things lately, I hardly know where to begin. Of course Machu Picchu was spectacular, definitely something everyone should see at least once - the artistry and determination embodied in it is amazing. We arrived there early in the morning and got to watch the sun slowly rise above the mountains surrounding the city, brilliantly outlining the peaks to the East and spreading rays across the valley. No wonder the Incan people worshipped the sun! I wish that we could have spent days not only in Machu Picchu but in each individual ruin as well that we've visited: there's so much to explore.
There's also a lot of cathedrals around - not surprising. The Spanish were definitely aiming to impress, with huge gold shrines featuring many statues and elaborate wood carvings and paintings everywhere. However the effect is somewhat spoiled, at least for me, when I realize that those perfect stones that make up the columns of the church were taken from Incan palaces and temples. One more amusing example of the two cultures colliding we've seen was a famous Peruvian painting of the Last Supper, on display in the one of the main cathedrals in the Plaza de Armas, in which Judas looks like Francisco Pizarro and the main dish on the table is guinea pig.