Last bit of Cusco

The last week in Cusco was fairly regular. More work and walking and seeing friends. I had a day off Monday and went with a fried to Andahuaylillas. The main plaza had a lot of really old, large and flowery trees that were reall pretty. The climate there is slightly warmer than the surrounding area so they can grow slightly more tropical fruits. Thursday I was going to borrow my friend Camilo's bike and bike around before work for a while, but he was out at the time I went by. He lives in San Blas so I decided to just keep walking up and see where it went. Turns out the Temple of the Moon (Laqo) is above San Blas. The big rock on the left is the temple.

Since I did not have much time to get back down before work, I didn't have time to explore the area or actually go to the temple. The next day I left in the morning and went with a Camilo to walk around more. There was a trail that seemed to go somewhere behind the temple that we started walking on. It had signs so we figured it was okay to walk. We walked quite a long time and got slightly lost. But it was so nice to spend some time alone with Camilo, normally there's a bunch of other people, well, at least his brother William. There wasn't a single tourist after we left the area of the temple. It seemed odd that the tourists don't wander from the main attraction, but it was nice for us. I arrived at work a half an hour late, but they didn't care. 

On Saturdays there is a giant second hand market that is in the street for many blocks. It's notorious for getting your stuff stolen at. Apparently they will throw confetti in the air so you get distracted and look up and that's when they grab stuff in your pockets. I didn't take my phone with me. They sell absolutely everything, even used beer bottles. I don't know how people make any money. There are some good items and good deals though. Every Sunday there is some form of parade in the main plaza. I never know what it's for...