Cuzco, Capital of the Incas
October 8th, 2008 by jose
We made our way through Cuzco to the Cuesta San Blas. This magnificent street was built by the Incas. As you can see most of the buildings still have walls made from the Incas. This means they are over 700 years old. The big stones on the bottom are the stones the Incas built. The Spaniards built directly on top of the Incan walls. Can you believe these walls have survived this long and have also survived many earthquakes?
This is one of the most famous stones made by the Incas. It is called the 12-angled stone. Can you find all 12 angles that are in this stone? The Incas did not have iron tools to make these walls.
After we found all 12 angles in the stone, we turned around and can guess who appeared? It was the Incan Prince that the llamas had talked about. I was stunned and a little bit nervous. He looked so royal, and I am just a travel bear. There was no need to worry. He was nice as can be, and immediately knew what I was coming to ask about. The Incan Prince had not only heard about the crystal skull but has personally seen the skull and knew where I could find it.
“Jose, Travel Bear of the Americas go directly to the City in the Clouds called Machu Picchu. There you will find the crystal skull. The condor will guide your way.”
8 Responses to “Cuzco, Capital of the Incas”
Pre K found all of the angles!!
WOW we are so glad you finally have a better idea of where to find the crystal skull! We wish you lots of luck!
We found the angles! We are excited that the Condor will be your guide – that was our song!
Is sounds like we are getting near the skull!
We are singing our song as we write this.
Stay safe-
Mrs. Hall’s class
We can’t wait to see the pictures from Machu Picchu…as a matter of fact, we are singing El Condor Pasa right now! We also found all 12 angles on the stone-and we are very impressed that the structures built by the Incans are still there! Good luck with the condor-I’m sure he’ll have some good info for you!
We are so excited and can’t wait until we see pictures from Machu Picchu! Good luck finding the crystal skull!
Jose, auf dem Bild mit dem Inca siehst du ganz gut aus! Ist es sehr kalt dort? Du hast so viel an! Fausti Viel Glück auf deiner Reise!Unser Jose ist auch verreist, ich, Fede, vermisse ihn sehr!
Wir möchten gern mehr Fotos von dir sehen. bis bald! Afri
Mr. Halloran’s 5th grade Social Studies class is studying the spanish conquest of Peru, they want to know if you see alot of spanish influence in Cuzco or is it only native Peru influence you see?
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hall, & Mr. Foster’s Class,
Great job in finding all 12 angles. This is such a neat stone.
Mrs. Hall and Mr. Foster,
We enjoyed hearing you sing the condor song so much. Do you know we have heard it a lot here in Peru as well? At lunch today, they were playing it on the recorder and pan flute.
Mrs. Weaver,
Thank you for the encouragement. We are excited too!
Mr. Halloran,
There is a lot of Spanish influence in Cuzco. The Spanish built on top of the Incan ruins. The wall where the 12-angled stone is located has Incan stones on the bottom and a Spanish wall on top. The Cathedral in the Plaza de Armas is the same. The Spanish built the Cathedral on top of an Incan Temple.
Liebe Goethe,
Ich bin ganz stolz auf mein Bild mit dem Inka Prinzen. Es hat leider den ganzen Tag in Cusco geregnet und war ein bisschen kalt, darum habe ich auch meinen typisch Peruanische Muetze auf.
Passt nur auf, denn es kommen noch viele Bilder von mir. Ich freue mich schon ueber die Reiseberichte von eurem Jose.
Viele Gruesse aus Peru nach Argentinien. Wir sind auf dem gleichen Kontinent im Moment. Ist das nicht toll!