WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND THE BEST MEMORIES OF OUR TRIP
WEIRD LITTLE THINGS: -you can’t flush toilet paper in the toilet… i kept forgetting (whoops) -there are barely any clocks anywhere and when there are they are always wrong -you have to buy all of your water, I put some tips about that in the hiking section -there are no trashcans but everything is always so clean -barely any street signs outside of the bigger cities FUN FACTS: -cordon bleu is actual Górdon Blué -Incas had perfect teeth, most likely because they didn’t have sugar -they didn’t have doors in the houses. when a man was in the house, there was nothing in the doorway. when he wasn’t there they would put a wooden stick across of it -when spanish came and showed them doors, they were so surprised because in their time they had no people that would steal -no one was fat -if u smash a white parasite that grows in the prickly pear cactus, you will be shocked by the bright red color it gives off -alpacas domesticated by the guanacos, for them to trap them, they would throw little balls with string at their legs and make them trip. this way they wouldn't die but they were caught
NEW WORDS WE LEARNED: chasqui- inca runners/messengers tiwantsuyu- el imperio inca chompa- jacket tuku- owl pachamama- mother earth inti- sun inca- king or emperor huaqueros- grave diggers choclo- corn chicha- traditional fermented drink, similar to beer chancho- pig poncho- poncho canoa- canoe
PEOPLE WE LEARNED ABOUT: pachacutec- one of the most important incas that expanded the empire and ruled for a very long time hiram bingham- discoverer of machu picchu, was in search of lost city, chic something, but found machu picchu instead, he was a yalie and the family that was at the bottom of the mountain told him there was some ruins at the top. paid family one sol to go with them. found temple of the sun first!
FUNNIEST PARTS OF TRIP: -Lady walking into Machu Picchu with high heels and a liter bottle of Diet Coke -Spoiled brat that hated her parents and her sister that just wanted to create photogenic memories -The peruvian singing group outside of our lunch restaurant in Aguas Calientes —the sweet man, retired undercover CIA agent who was the happiest man ever —the dog that looked like louie that started to bark along with the singers ——the little kid that kept touching the dog to make him quite -drew and lin (conspiracy theories… drug dealer? sixteen year old diva in a music video? lin has prostitutes for him? bodyguard? like has rich husband, drew doing business?) -los holandeses —their new balances —huffing and puffing dutch man, willam —their tour guide walter and his accurate time predictions “walter, how much time is left?” “45 seconds willam” “is it close?” “yes willam 22 seconds until the rest stop” *huff* -dad requesting 20% off discount in the Aguas Calientes bookstore that was meant for el Indio Infeliz —the lady on the train that told dad that they sold books -JUAN CARLOS IS A SAVAGE -un dia no hay serpientes, el próximo hay muchísimas y son peligrosas…. contradictions -lame jokes and out of place planned ones that the lady at el Area de Textiles said -figuring out we have been saying Old Penis the whole time, and that we didn't plan ahead and reserve tickets to Young Penis -“No” -Cati “Agricolas” “Posteriormente” -INCredible! -the head holder for the long bumpy rides -the tall british couple that sadly only saw white clouds for machu picchu —“beautiful view, right?” “we went there yesterday, we saw it allll” —sees them later… ha still not clear -¡patatus!