Tiahuanacu
After our long ride the day before we enjoyed sleeping in at our hostel room (at Maria's place) where we had our own bathroom and shower but no heating (as most places around here).
Skipping breakfast and going straight for "Almuerzo commun" (daily menu with soup and main dish) at local place.
After our almuerzo we walked to the archeological site the main tourist attraction here just outside town. The site is a major archeological location of the 'Tiahuanacu' culture and said to have housed 20 thousand inhabitants.
There are only several dozens visitors around and food and market stands are almost deserted. A local woman ( a vendor at a stand ) tells us about the hardship over the last two years with almost zero visitors. Most stands are still closed.
Before enjoying the outside complex with a variety of temples and building ruins we take a look at the ceramic museum which highlights the importance of the human - camelioid (aka Llama) relationship.
The entire site is quite impressive and leaves us wondering how ancient life really was (over a thousand to 1500 years ago).
I want to see the ceramic museum...have no idea what the "importance of the human-camelioid (aka Llama) relationship" is, but dying to find out....I love llamas! Sounds like you guys are having a great time!
ReplyDeletethis is Linda, BTW.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if human-camelioid gets to the same level as human-dogs... Hi Dungeon Momster :-)
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