Saqsahuaman

So it's far more than just an ancient ruin, but is an open book to read. There appears to be 4 or 5 stories to be told here. If you can imagine, it is an accumulation of a thousand words per glimpse, this is the language of images I told you about. Inflate the fabric of Time as big as you wish. There are no limits, Pear into them closely, there is the story/timeline of those walking around the well-maintained site, together with the reader, the writer, which is our time so to speak. Then there's that one of The Inca, who built upon the foundations of a far more advanced civilization. The Inca construction methods here are the small stones stacked one upon the other to fill in the gaps. But the big picture here is built by another psychology with different Laws of Physics who evidently mastered amongst other fascinating feats, Stone Masonry, the cutting of huge Andesite stones weighing hundreds of tons from as far as 200 miles away. This ability, this knowledge to move heavy materials has been lost. We do not begin to know it. How did they move them? Is it possible to convert mass into energy, move it at or beyond the speed of light, then convert the energy back into mass? I believe it to be more than possible, but highly likely. How did they fit the huge stones together with such close tolerance? The stones appear to have been softened to the consistency of bread dough, put in a pan to rise, and baked in an oven like homemade bread. They fit together that tight man. I looked the Country of Peru over pretty thoroughly; I took the pictures. Some pages in our books have been twisted and others completely removed brothers and sisters. Yep, I'm afraid we have been and will continue, to be bullshitted, but for only a short while longer. The Indigenous People all but certainly must have been enslaved by The Enlightened Ones, who must have been kicked out of The Heavens for good reason. Who kicked them out and why is their History so limited to 12,000 years ago, when they all but disappeared. Hmmm, one hell of a flood maybe...How is it possible that after reading so many books for so many centuries, we are so stupid ??? So with the addition of The Indigenous People, we are now talking of 4 times/Era's/timelines... Hmmmmm,,, however we can not forget "The Butt Kickers",,, their emissaries have been here for as long as 6 Sabbaticals, and one cycle of rest. I know this personally. So, we are witnessing a Jubilee year sort of... They (The Butt Kickers) would be number 5. There can be no conclusion until this one more philosophy arrives whose specialty is smoking skunks out of woodpiles. I am one of the oldest living Rockhounds. I have chased petroglyphs to the end of some canyons and have come to the conclusion that messages chiseled in stone are generally from the heart. They derive from the sufferings of peoples who understood stone to be the medium through which the sacred language of Life and Death should be conveyed, and nothing misleading is allowed upon the stones which are Holy. If I had not spent so much time in the Northwestern U.S. and Desert Southwestern U. S., I could not read the stone in South America. I was born into Christianity and believe in the Teachings of Jesus as do most of the Native Indian Nations, but like them I do not accept the Kazarian Mafia business of the Church with its money tables. Putin is doing us a huge favor kicking their ass in Ukraine right now. I do not believe any priest nor preacher to be closer to God than the man who searched for Him far and wide. I have seen too many of these so-called men of God who did what wealthy men told them to do, said what authoritative individuals told them to say, and this bullshit is coming to an end in these very days. The Vatican has stolen the hard-earned monies and earnest intentions of Millions of good people, and now its wickedness is being exposed. Thirteen original bloodlines, "The Royals and the Heads of State of " The European Union" have legitimized the corruption of the Catholic faith and those similar who followed in its path. These devils are beyond any kind of reformation. They are all in High Security Prisons awaiting The Big Medicine, and some have already taken it. Before the deep State froze Him and His People to death, Chief Joseph of The Nez Perce Indian Nation said that "Churches teach men to quarrel about God, and men can quarrel about things on Earth, but we don't quarrel about God. We do not want to learn that." God spoke to Abraham amidst his loneliness of being childless, that his children would number as the grains of sand on the seashore, but I don't think Abraham ever looked up into the Stars on a clear night, pondering the findings of Kepler. Our Common Mother is Sarah. She is one Mother, and her sons are Ismael and Isaac. They will be reunited now that men have quarreled about God long enough................................. THAT'S WHAT THE STONES SAY !.........................................................................................................

..................................................................Where are the people who are going to change things???...................................................................................................................................................... 

Peruvian Market at Cusco, Peru

Images of Alpaca, Llama, and woolen textiles, pottery, and jewelry_  many of which are hand made by local Peruvian people.

Santa Catalina Convent / Cusco, Peru

You were not supposed to see this and other forthcoming images, as an overly protective spirit guard would not allow the taking of photographs here.

I told the guard It should not keep such a collection of generous thought locked up in a darkened cave, that little kids should see it in far away lands...

At that instant, every trace of the spirit disappeared, and the room was filled with a golden light.


Image of side Chapel at Santa Catalina Convent and Museum / Cusco, Peru

Megalithic Stone work at Ollantaytambo, Peru

Megalithic Period stone work.

The stone masonry in this rock wall is believed to represent the earliest of all peoples to reside in The Sacred Valley. It is understood by experts, that these mysteriously advanced stone construction practices predate the Inca by thousands of years, as early works have been excavated and carbon dated to 12,000 years old at the lower levels, which is referred to as the Megalithic period. The Inca, in many places in South America, merely built atop the much older ruins of a far advanced civilization long vanished. What?

South America is a treasure chest of ancient ruins, the most awesome of which are accessible only by days of hiking, usually in remote high areas, and have never been cleared of forest or excavated, some estimated older than the Pyramids of Giza. If this is true, then life possibly began here instead of Africa.

The Sacred Valley of Peru is made of the highest convictions. The construction practices used, the artistic manipulation of stone ( stone masonry) the cutting/ fitting of dense material to such close tolerances as depicted, the transport of items to 300 tons from a distant mountain and across a valley are puzzling even by the standards of 21st century machinery and engineering. The oldest stone work here in The Archaelogical Park at Ollantaytambo is considered among the best in Peru.

As a whole, we don't understand how they did it, or what became of this discipline as it appears to have vanished long before the appearance of the Inca.

View from the top of the Fortress/Temple

The possibility is visible that, the spirituality/mindset/intellect/purest will of the peoples, who ever they are/were, that built these works of high regard, are/were by these values, superior to too many of us.

We as simple creatures have been taught that evolution along with the education process of this so called modern day will produce a more complete society, where in fact it is exactly possible that the contrary, amongst other unimaginable scenarios is true, and according to the ages, time in its vastness sees what men might ever think irrelevant. The intelligence of mankind is being limited by a shortsighted misconception, that there is no need for it, and possibly has been this way for millennia.

From the Temple/Fortress across The Sacred Valley to Pinkuylluna and Grainary Ruin

The answer could be in the purest form_ in the form of the question. It is well inscribed  into every particle here in this garden, into the Moan-tanes, and the night sky.

The question allows convictions of  the highest order, a freedom for each individual to create in himself, the scope of his being. The evidence here insists that if one wishes and works real hard at it, he may advance himself far above the understanding of a vast majority who can/will not read the inscription in every particle, the universally glyphic language of images. The understanding to the grave complications of humanity is contingent upon the ability to decifer from a far greater source of information, available only in a language of images. This is the best medium to deliver/translate information.

But to understand from what one sees, then decide upon an action to take is a responsibility a complacent population does not want to assume. It is a matter of choice to be so devout/deciplined. Only few will undertake such an enormous/incompatable endeavor. The far greater majority want to be comfortably led.

This is exactly where a population becomes separated into 2 groups. One who believes it is detrimental, and the other understands with good reason it is imperative.

At this point, these two groups of people loose the ability to communicate, one does not see the other as living in the same time. The other believes the one to be extinct. One struggles to speak, while the other only hears the wind.

Group #2 operates as a whole, their ideas are based on the human condition, worldly goods. What is valued most important to them is appearances and the self. Their numbers constitute the visible population of humanity.

Group #1 operates, each as an individual. Their ideas are based on every demention of the absolute. What is valued most important to them is the beauty of the truth, mans role in its appreciation. Their numbers are scant.

Group #1 built the lower levels of these sites.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru

Street in the old town near hotels/hostals/beds and breakfasts within walking distance of the most fascinating ruins the most high minded of men could imagine.

This place is Uplifting Cousin, and I want you to go. So get off it and online to see just how affordable Peru travel is. Gas is about $1 US per gallon here, so guess what, taxis and buses are cheap. WiFi is decent and almost always free at hostels and hotels although service is sometimes spotty or disrupted in smaller towns. You may have to go across the room or street and try again. Check with your hotel for taxi prices. Hotels and taxis are all connected and on the same page with prices for fares and tours. Generally, a taxi for all day is S/.220  or about USD $72. Taxi from Cusco to Urubamba or Ollantaytambo is S/.170 or about USD $45 to $55. Collectivos are much less. Buses are dirt cheap if you have time. An English speaking cab driver will cost a little extra. Spanish is the #2 language in the world and will be, so learn the basics. A tour guide will also be extra. So read up and know what you are going to see before you get there.

Terraces at Pumatallis.

I handle all travel arrangements myself, and the bill is usually 60% of what guided tours are (5 flights on this trip) hotels (6 on this trip),  I stay longer and see more than the tours do and usually know more than the tour guide does. However time schedules are stressful and delays may cost you whereas tour companies usually absorb this. My vacations are really not relaxing but grueling workaholic fact finding photo expeditions. Three and four in the morning to dark thirty, days are full, there is usually an apple or cheese crackers for lunch. I suck the melted Hershey bars from the wrapper and there is never enough water. I like it like that. I go to see something new and beautiful and come home every day completely exhausted, to crash and look at some of the images I made that day to make sure I am doing my best. I have a photographic memory. It's a wonderful thing to be able to relive these special days far into the future.

The language barrier is really no problem, just negotiate where you want to go, which takes few words, smile, pat the driver on the back, say I buy lunch, OK?  And its on cousin. This simple offering suggests that you take care of the people around you, and instills confidence in strangers you need to help you. Keep your word, and be good to them, this allows for their judgment to give you the benefit of the doubt, and they will take you to that special place no one else gets to see. They will work hard for you.

Ruins atop Pumatallis, terraces at Ollantaytambo overlook Sacred Valley.

Know from exactly which point in the ruin you need to be at sunrise to get the image you fancy. Study the forums, (Trip Advisor)  and others who will answer all your questions before you get to Peru with them. Peru is not the place to be unknowing. Ponder google images for every possible image of a particular sight and know that there will be a dandy you wont know about until you get back home.

Watch the videos on YouTube.  Buy a couple books on the Sacred Valley and Cusco on line. There are so many to choose from. No I don't get paid for this. When you get back you will understand fully. I just don't want you to miss U. flight 854 IAH Depart Houston 4:50pm  nonstop approx. 6.5 hrs Arrive Lima 10:54.

Brugmansia (Angels Trumpet) grows wild here.

The Peruvian Sole is a very stable currency at about .33 to the USD. So don't worry about trading cash. Bring unblemished Soles and a few US dollars from a US or foreign bank. Don't trade in Peru as counterfeit is common. Funds for services are commonly secured by credit card # at time of booking, but when its time to pay up in Peru, businesses and individuals usually want cash. US dollars are largely welcome but the Sole is boss here and good as gold. Peru is a cash society. People here do business in cash. They will scrutinize both sides of every bill you give them as they have all been burnt. Don't hand them money any faster than they can look it over. This is not polite. Peruvians are a very polite and patient people. They want late model clean and crisp currency without excessive wear.

We stayed at Ollay 3 days. Its owners were two young people, with a little boy getting started in the hotel/taxi/tour business. The hotel manager was an eager to help people person from Belgium, he spoke fluent English, French, Spanish for sure and people from Belgium often speak German, the language of their eastern neighbors and probably family, but I did not hear it spoken. But this is not typical.

 Tourism is big in Peru and its people are excellent in the hotel restaurant trade. Did I say the food is outstanding, fresh, beautifully prepared. The alpaca, Llama meat isn't wild tasting but much like beef. Roasted chicken is is where I started while I did a lot of tasting of so many vegetables I had never seen before. Peruvian food is far more healthy than American food and a late lunch is the big meal of the day at which time everything stops brother, everything. Check with you doctor to see if you can eat the unpeeled uncooked fruits and vegetables.  The small, yellow, bruised up, pointed, bananas are better than any banana I've ever tasted here in the U.S.

Hotels can arrange any kind of tour, get you a car taxi, motorbike taxi in 5 minutes, know where everything is in town and The Sacred Valley, and for some reason have the most soft spoken, patient and polite receptionists, real Ladies and Gentleman. I am practicing this. It would be a good place to send American children to school to learn some respect from the Peruvian children.

Ronaldo, our driver took us down every beautiful road in the Sacred Valley. I had no idea the countryside in the high country near Maras was so beautiful, especially the rolling hills within sight of glaciers in the high Andes, and patchwork different colored farm fields and sprawling golden wheat fields that touch the clouds. Holy Smoke man, I would have gone much, much farther to see that alone.

Typical street in old town, ancient ruins upper left.

Ronaldo took us to Morray, Maras, Chinchero, Pisac, Sacsayhuaman, and other gems near Cusco and then to our hotel in Cusco.

Our hostal in Ollay had just outside the window a rocky, mountain fed stream, a towering mountain, and a cornfield with a farmer tending his cows and burrows in the old manner. These people treated us really good. They were more than reasonable, and we felt safe with them. The little boy likes Hershey bars and M&Ms, Could you bring some extra? 


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollantaytambo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Valley

Terraces Above Urubamba River, Sacred Valley Peru

You must enlarge to appreciate.

Ancient farm terraces lie idle 3000 foot above the Urubamba River. Swords of first light reveal, a garden in the sky.

This is one of the most difficult places in the world to get to if you figure the number of flights, cabs, trains, buses, tickets, bribes, but it was every bit a blessing. I had about 4 seconds to make this image as the sun came over this sharp moan-tane so quickly. Five seconds would not reveal the swords any longer. I took one at about 2.5 seconds and one at 4 seconds and it was gone. This is the one at 2.5 seconds. The other is slightly lighter. Both are in good focus and definition. This is the 5 seconds of magic I've been telling you about cousin, and it will carry you over.


This will be the first of many images I made throughout the Magnificent Country of Peru, and The Andes Mountain Range, where from I learned the correct pronunciation of the word     " Moan-tane " by a spiritual Peruvian. I believe He's right.

From Lima south to Arequipa across the High Desert/Vicuna -Lama- Alpaca Reserve wilderness ( 8,000' to 16,800' ) and the breathless volcano region, to and along the Colca Canyon from Chivay. The many Inca and Pre Inca Megalithic stone masonry/ruins of the Sacred Valley and Cusco. Points of interests, Churches, Cathedrals, Convents, Monasterys, Holy Places, pottery, jewelry, art of all sorts, Peruvian Market, farms, indigenous peoples and culture.

My favorite medium has always been film, color negative or slide. This is the absolute reason I have shown you so few of the images I have made in so many wonderful places. Because I have a hundred good negatives for every image I've shown you, but they have never been scanned and converted to digital which must happen to get them online into google images. Yes I did use my $99 printer scanner to do those fuzzy ones. I've been so busy working for so long, but I quit all that. I'm going to buy a good scanner soon and haul out the shoe boxes of negatives.

On this last trip the rewind mechanism broke on my favorite film camera on the first day in Lima on the third roll of 120 slides. Good news is every frame I took after that point is available now. I did it all in digital on a new camera I had just bought in case. I shot 10 times what I would on film. Sure I got a heap of junk, but I am finding out there probably is 4000 images on the disks, and some are kik ass. I made more good images on this trip than I would have with film,  but the best are usually film. 

If I can figure out how to get the digital definition on line as it is on camera and monitor. Terraces above Urubamba image definition is far better than the windows 10 version you see. Will republish better later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Valley