Day 3 More Sacred Valley

Interesting day.  We left the hotel and went into the valley to the town of Ollantaytambo, nestled deep in the valley.  In town we visited a family raising cuyo, or guinnea pigs.  They were cute, but destined to be someone's meal.  In the hut werre traditional objects, including the skulls of ancestors.
The main sight was the Fortress.  The Incas built the Fortress with 2 purposes: One, a temple to the Sun (The Giver of all Life), and two, defense from the Spanish (technically, the Castillians).  380 steps up to the top.  We were all huffing and puffing(especially at 9000 feet), but made it for some spectacular views.  Fascinating engineering getting the 40 ton blocks of granite up the hill!  As in Lima, the seams between the stones were perfect.  Eventually the Spanish won anyway, and killed most of the Incas, but this persists.  Tomorrow to Machu Picchu, so we get more.
Lunch was unreal.  First, it was at a beautiful restaurant (pix to follow).  We had course after course after course.  Salad, corn , beef heart skewers (nobody ate it but me, and I only ate one - "You don't have to like it but you do have to taste it"), fish, sweet potatoes, chicken, pork, and then dessert.  Topped off by a dancing horse show.  Stuffed to the gills.
After lunch we ascended again to a village at the yop of the mountain (12,000 feet) to see native crafts.  I felt it as we got out of the bus, the same drunk feeling from the day before.  Needless to say, I didn't hear much of the presentation, but it involved spinning and weaving and dyeing of the alpaca wool.  Of course, then the bazaar to buy things.  The biggest hit was 3 year old  Arianna, dressed in traditional dress, and playing with everybody.