{"id":479,"date":"2013-07-06T01:53:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T23:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/?p=479"},"modified":"2013-07-07T19:58:34","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T17:58:34","slug":"de-la-paz-a-cusco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/de-la-paz-a-cusco\/","title":{"rendered":"De LA PAZ \u00e0 CUSCO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>DE LA PAZ A CUSCO<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bienvenue dans ce nouvel article qui au d\u00e9part de\u00a0<b>\u00ab\u00a0La Paz\u00a0\u00bb<\/b> vous fait passer par \u00a0le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre<br \/>\n<b>\u00ab\u00a0Lac Titicaca\u00a0\u00bb. <\/b>Nous quittons<b> <\/b>\u00a0la Bolivie apr\u00e8s six semaines de visite. Nous entrons maintenant au P\u00e9rou pour y voir les \u00eeles flottantes <b>\u00ab\u00a0Los Uros\u00a0\u00bb<\/b> \u00e0 Puno, toujours au bord du lac Titicaca.<br \/>\nEnsuite c\u2019est la r\u00e9gion de \u00ab\u00a0<b>Cusco\u00a0\u00bb<\/b> qui va nous int\u00e9resser et bien s\u00fbr l\u2019endroit le plus visit\u00e9 de toute l\u2019Am\u00e9rique du Sud qui se trouve \u00eatre le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre site du \u00ab\u00a0<b>Machu Picchu.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Bonne lecture !<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"> <i><br \/>\nWelcome to this new episode of our travel, which will lead us from <b>La Paz<\/b> to the famous <b>Titicaca<\/b> <b>Lake<\/b>, where we will cross the border to Peru and leave Bolivia after 6 great weeks, and further to the Inca capital <b>Cusco<\/b>, the <b>\u201cValle Sacrado\u201d<\/b> and the mysterious site of <b>Machu Picchu <\/b>(the most visited site of all South America!).<br \/>\n<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>\nItin\u00e9raire suivi.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/De-La-Paz-%C3%A0-Cusco.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-539\" alt=\"De La Paz \u00e0 Cusco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/De-La-Paz-%C3%A0-Cusco.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/De-La-Paz-%C3%A0-Cusco.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/De-La-Paz-%C3%A0-Cusco.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/De-La-Paz-%C3%A0-Cusco.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Avant de quitter La Paz, nous passons \u00e0 la <b>\u00ab\u00a0Vallede la Luna\u00a0\u00bb.<\/b><br \/>\nLa <b>Vall\u00e9e de laLune<\/b> tire son nom de l&#8217;\u00e9rosionde la partie sup\u00e9rieure d&#8217;une montagne.<br \/>\nLe sol,compos\u00e9 d&#8217;argile, est de nature fragile, et au cours des si\u00e8cles, les \u00e9l\u00e9ments<br \/>\nont sculpt\u00e9 une \u0153uvre d&#8217;art, semblable \u00e0 un d\u00e9sert de stalagmites.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">We leave La Paz on June 24 and visit the <b>\u00ab\u00a0Valle de la Luna<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb on the way out. Erosion together with a very fragile ground has created a surprising landscape of pointy little hills.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/009.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-482\" alt=\"009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/009.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/009.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/009.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/009.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/006.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-481\" alt=\"006\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/006.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/006.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/006.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/006.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s cette halte, nous nous mettons en route avec pour but d\u2019aller visiter un des principaux sites arch\u00e9ologiques actuels de la civilisation de <b>Tiwanaku <\/b>(Pr\u00e9-Inca 100 &#8211; 1000 apr\u00e8s JC)\u00a0qui est la <b>Cit\u00e9 du Soleil<\/b>.<br \/>\nLe paysage est domin\u00e9 par <b>Akapana<\/b>, pyramide en gradins \u00e0 sept niveaux au plan g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00e9voquant la croix des Andes et la fameuse\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Porte du Soleil&#8221;,<\/span> <\/strong>consid\u00e9r\u00e9e par certaines recherches comme un\u00a0rep\u00e8re astronomique\u00a0du fait de son alignement avec le\u00a0soleil au solstice d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>Thereafter, we take off direction south of \u201c<b>Lago Titicaca<\/b>\u201d, where we visit the ruins of the \u201c<b>Ciudad del Sol<\/b>\u201d, one of the main archeological sites of the pre-Inka <b>Tiwanaku<\/b> civilisation (100 &#8211; 1000 after Christ). Main remainders of the site are the large <b>Akapana<\/b> pyramid that originally was built in 7 enormous levels, the \u201c<b>Puerta del Sol<\/b>\u201d which by expert is considered as an astronomic reference due to its alignment with the summer solstice and <strong>El Fraile <\/strong>(see picture below).<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nPuerta del Sol.<\/strong><\/i><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/019.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484\" alt=\"019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/019.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/019.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/019.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/019.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><strong>El Fraile.<\/strong> Le moine. <span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">The Monck:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/017.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-483\" alt=\"017\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/017.jpg?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/017.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/017.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cela fait maintenant un bon mois que nous nous baladons entre 3600 et 5000 m\u00e8tres et il nous prend soudain l\u2019envie de voir un peu de verdure.<br \/>\nComme <b>Sorata<\/b> n\u2019est pas loin et qu\u2019elle se trouve \u00e0 2300 m\u00e8tres d\u2019altitude, nous d\u00e9cidons d\u2019aller y passer quelques jours.<br \/>\nQuel bienfait\u00a0! Nous y retrouvons une v\u00e9g\u00e9tation luxuriante et des temp\u00e9ratures tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9ables.<br \/>\nOn y retrouve aussi les moustiques qui nous avaient abandonn\u00e9s dans les hauteurs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>We travel by now more than a month between 3600 and 5000 meters above see level, and although nature is beautiful here and we have sunny weather almost every day, we are missing a bit of green colour and some trees. Remember, we are in winter here, so everything is more in brown and yellow, and trees are rare here above 3500m. So we decide to look for a spot where we can decent into the more tropical Bolivian climate. In fact, <b>La Paz<\/b> is not so far away from the tropical forest and some of the most beautiful and biodiverse reserves. But unusual rain falls during the dry season have turned the dirt roads into deep mud roads and we had to cancel the visit to the Madidi reserve. So alternatively, we decide to spend a couple of days in <b>Sorata<\/b>, a little colonial town only a few hours away from <b>Lake<\/b> <b>Titicaca,<\/b> but at pleasant 2300m and subtropical climate and vegetation.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>En pleine verdure. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">In the green:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/039.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-486\" alt=\"039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/039.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/039.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/039.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/039.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>C&#8217;est aussi le point de d\u00e9part pour la montagne <strong>&#8220;IIlampu&#8221;. <\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong>Sorata<\/strong> lays at the feet of the Cordillera Real with the <strong>Illampu<\/strong> at 6323:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/029.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-485\" alt=\"029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/029.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/029.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/029.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/029.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s trois jours de mise au vert, nous reprenons de la hauteur et nous nous\u00a0rendons \u00e0 <b>Copacabana<\/b> au bord du <b>lac Titicaca<\/b> (3800m).<br \/>\nPour y acc\u00e9der, nous devons traverser une partie du lac en barge, car aucun pont n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit \u00e0 ce jour. Les passeurs s&#8217;opposant tr\u00e8s fortement \u00e0 sa construction.<br \/>\nOn les comprends, car c&#8217;est tr\u00e8s lucratif.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>After 3 days of \u201dholidays\u201d in the warmth, we climb back to <b>Lake<\/b> <b>Titicaca <\/b>(3800), this time to <b>Copacabana<\/b> from where we will visit the \u201c<b>Isla del Sol<\/b>\u201d. On the way there\u00a0we have to cross the narrowest part of the lake. Due to the resistance of the local people (bloqueos&#8230;) the building of a bridge has so far been avoided and we have to use one of the small \u201cferries\u201d to cross the lake. The \u201cferries\u201d are made from wood and, at least to me, don\u2019t look very trust worthy. During the crossing the boat and the Azalai start to sway dangerously and I wonder how many cars and ferries have capsized already\u00a0and are now\u00a0hidden beneath the water in the middle of the lake, and this at 9\u00b0C water temeprature&#8230;<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;Azala\u00ef au chargement. Faut bien viser car il n&#8217;y a pas de planches au milieu.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/058.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-489\" alt=\"058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/058.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/058.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/058.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/058.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Les bus n&#8217;ont pas d&#8217;autre solution non plus. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">But some how even busses make the trip&#8230;<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/055.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-488\" alt=\"055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/055.jpg?resize=584%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/055.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/055.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/055.jpg?resize=624%2C418&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>En route vers Copacabana. <span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><em>On the way to Copacabana:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/059.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-490\" alt=\"059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/059.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/059.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/059.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/059.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le lac Titicaca est le lac navigable le plus haut du monde (3812m). Sa longueur est de 165 km et sa largeur de 60 km.<br \/>\nIl ne fait pas tr\u00e8s bon s&#8217;y baigner car sa temp\u00e9rature moyenne est de 09\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>En arrivant \u00e0 <strong>Copacabana<\/strong>, nous longeons le bord du lac et soudain, nous voyons un <strong>Azala\u00ef<\/strong> arr\u00eat\u00e9 pas tr\u00e8s loin devant nous.<br \/>\nIl porte des plaques Bernoises mais c\u2019est un couple dont lui est Anglais (James) et elle Fran\u00e7aise (Christine) qui voyagent en Am\u00e9rique du Sud depuis un an.<br \/>\nIls nous signalent qu\u2019un peu plus loin, un autre v\u00e9hicule Suisse est aussi pr\u00e9sent.<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s nous \u00eatre approch\u00e9s d\u2019eux, nous reconnaissons Hans et Doris, les Zurichois.<br \/>\nNous passons la nuit ensemble, au bord de l\u2019eau.<br \/>\nJe croyais qu\u2019il n\u2019y avait que les Allemands que l\u2019on retrouvait partout\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>On the Beach of <b>Copacabana<\/b>, we meet another couple with an identical car (Christine and James)! and a couple from Z\u00fcrich we had already met twice during our trip (Doris and Hans)! And this way, 3 Swiss cars in a row spend the night together with a beautiful view on the lake.<br \/>\n<strong>PS:<\/strong> In case you wondered, <b>Copacabana<\/b> in Brazil was named after a Madonna that was transferred from here.<br \/>\n<strong>PPS:<\/strong> <b>Lake<\/b> <b>Titicaca<\/b> is the reminder of a much bigger lake that dried partly thousands of years ago. But the remaining plane with fertile soil is still clearly visible and serves the locals for agriculture. The lake itself is the highest navigable lake on earth (3812m) and is still really big: 165km long, 60km wide, 9\u00b0C average Temp. (Lake Geneva is 73km long and max 14km wide).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Les trois Suisses align\u00e9s. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">3 Swiss far from home:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/062.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-491\" alt=\"062\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/062.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/062.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/062.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/062.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Une rue de Copacabana.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/065.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-492\" alt=\"065\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/065.jpg?resize=584%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/065.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/065.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/065.jpg?resize=624%2C434&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le lendemain matin, \u00a0visite de <b>l\u2019Isla del Sol<\/b>.<br \/>\nUn bateau nous am\u00e8ne au nord de l\u2019\u00eele et nous parcourons le chemin de la cr\u00eate, qui nous am\u00e8ne au sud apr\u00e8s 12 km de marche. Le paysage y est magnifique.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>The next day we visit the \u201d<b>Isla del Sol\u201d<\/b>, which is said to be the origin of the Inka empire. We take a boat across to the island and walk along its 12km ridge, visit the religious Inka sites and enjoy the breath taking views over the lake and the glacier covered mountains in the West of the lake (Cordillera Real with\u00a0Lliampu and Ancohuma both\u00a0largely over 6000m).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vue de la cr\u00eate. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">View from the island ridge.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/075.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-521\" alt=\"075\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/075.jpg?resize=584%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/075.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/075.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/075.jpg?resize=624%2C418&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous passons encore une nuit \u00e0 Copacabana, au bord de l\u2019eau et le lendemain, 21 juin 2013, nous quittons la <b>Bolivie<\/b> et entrons au <b>P\u00e9rou<\/b>.<br \/>\nC\u2019est \u00e0 <b>Puno<\/b> que nous nous arr\u00eatons car c\u2019est l\u00e0 qu\u2019un peuple a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de vivre sur des \u00eeles flottantes.<br \/>\n\u00ab\u00a0<b>Los Uros<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb est un groupement d\u2019une soixantaine d\u2019\u00eeles d\u2019une surface de 200 \u00e0 500 m2 qui se r\u00e9partissent de part et d\u2019autre d\u2019un chenal qui se trouve \u00eatre une rivi\u00e8re se jetant dans le lac.<br \/>\nLa raison de cet emplacement est d\u00fb au fait que le lac est l\u00e9g\u00e8rement sal\u00e9 (1%) alors que la rivi\u00e8re est source d\u2019eau douce pour les insulaires.<br \/>\nLa p\u00eache et le tourisme sont leurs principaux revenus.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>The next day we cross the border to Peru and drive to Puno on the West side of the lake from where we visit \u201cLos Uros\u201d, the floating islands and its people. The Islands are entirely made from reed roots and stalks that grow in the lake and\u00a0 each of them\u00a0hosts up to 5 families. Originally the tribe built these islands to be safe from attacks from other tribes. But today they live on them mainly for fishing and tourism.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Accueil lors de notre arriv\u00e9e.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/090.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-495\" alt=\"090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/090.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/090.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/090.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/090.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/092.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" alt=\"092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/092.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/092.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/092.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/092.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/096.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-497\" alt=\"096\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/096.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/096.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/096.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/096.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/101.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-498\" alt=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/101.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/101.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/101.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/101.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/086.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-494\" alt=\"086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/086.jpg?resize=584%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/086.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/086.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/086.jpg?resize=624%2C386&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>D\u00e8s notre retour \u00e0 l\u2019Azala\u00ef, nous prenons la route pour avancer en direction de notre prochaine destination\u00a0: <b>Cusco.<\/b><br \/>\nNous faisons halte pour la nuit \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0<b>Aguas Calientes<\/b>\u00a0\u00bb (encore un).<br \/>\nA notre descente du v\u00e9hicule, nous d\u00e9couvrons que devant l\u2019entr\u00e9e des bains thermaux, un petit march\u00e9 est install\u00e9. On y trouve tout l\u2019artisanat P\u00e9ruvien mais aussi une rang\u00e9e de fours rudimentaires dans lesquels se cuisent des truites du lac.<br \/>\nNotre estomac, attir\u00e9 par l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019un bon repas nous sugg\u00e8re de ne pas h\u00e9siter \u00e0 faire l\u2019acquisition de deux assiettes garnies d\u2019une belle truite et d\u2019une portion de riz. D\u00e9licieux\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i>Back on the road, we head direction <b>Cusco<\/b>. On the way we spent the night at \u201cAguas Calientes\u201d. Another hot spring, I know. But we can simply not resist the idea to take a hot bath at sunrise with temperatures around 0\u00b0C!<br \/>\nFor dinner we enjoy a trout baked in a handmade clay oven. Delicious!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/002.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-499\" alt=\"002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/002.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/002.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/002.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/002.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s un bain matinal dans une eau \u00e0 40\u00b0C, nous continuons notre route vers <b>Cusco<\/b>.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/003.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-500\" alt=\"003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/003.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/003.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/003.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/003.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nCusco (3400 m)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00e9tait la capitale des Incas. Les Espagnols ont d\u00e9truit tous les b\u00e2timents de l&#8217;\u00e9poque pour reconstruire les leurs sur les fondations Incas.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i><strong>Cusco <\/strong>(3400m), the old Inca capital, was destroyed and rebuilt on the ruins in colonial style by the Spanish in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Century. It is a beautiful city with old cobblestone roads, impressive churches and colonial buildings. There are also many cosy plazas, coffees and restaurants and we enjoy strolling through the different quarters, visit fruit&amp;Veggie markets and stop for a museum, food or simply a coffee. Very relaxing! We almost feel like \u201cnormal\u201d holidays\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/i><i>.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/018.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505\" alt=\"018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/018.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/018.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/018.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/018.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;Inca Pachacutec.<br \/>\nDot\u00e9 d&#8217;un grand talent militaire, Pachacutec initia l&#8217;expansion fulgurante du grand empire inca. Il r\u00e9unit en un seul \u00c9tat la plupart des royaumes des Andes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0192.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-508\" alt=\"019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0192.jpg?resize=584%2C711&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0192.jpg?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0192.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0192.jpg?resize=624%2C759&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vue de la <strong>Plaza de Armas<\/strong>. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">View from the main square: Plaza de Armas:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0291.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-531\" alt=\"029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0291.jpg?resize=584%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0291.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0291.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0291.jpg?resize=624%2C437&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous avons la chance d\u2019y arriver la veille de de \u00ab\u00a0<b>L\u2019Inti Raymi\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>, la f\u00eate du soleil.<br \/>\nNous assistons au spectacle depuis une colline environnante et avons droit \u00e0 un festival de couleurs.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">We are Lucky to arrive in Cusco just in time to\u00a0see<i> the \u201c<strong>Inti Raymi<\/strong>\u201d celebration (celebration of the sun in midwinter):<\/i><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/010.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-507\" alt=\"010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/010.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/010.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/010.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/010.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/014.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" alt=\"014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/014.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/014.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/014.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/014.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s trois jours \u00e0 Cusco pendant lesquels nous planifions la mani\u00e8re dont nous allons acc\u00e9der au <b>\u00ab\u00a0Machu Picchu\u00a0\u00bb<\/b> en \u00e9vitant un maximum le flux touristique, nous d\u00e9marrons notre p\u00e9riple.<\/p>\n<p>Nous allons faire une boucle qui nous fait d\u2019abord passer par un premier site Inca du nom de <b>\u00ab\u00a0Pisac\u00a0\u00bb.<br \/>\n<\/b>Le site arch\u00e9ologique inca\u00a0de <strong>P\u00edsac<\/strong> est l&#8217;un des plus importants de la\u00a0<strong>Vall\u00e9e sacr\u00e9e<\/strong>. Le versant de la colline est stri\u00e9 de\u00a0terrasses agricoles\u00a0construites par les Incas et toujours utilis\u00e9es. On peut tr\u00e8s bien se rendre compte ici comment les incas ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 mettre en culture les pentes abruptes des montagnes.<br \/>\n<i><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">After 3 pleasant days in Cusco, we depart direction Machu Picchu. We have chosen an alternative road to avoid masses of tourists that access the site from Cusco via the train (we are in the high season). Unfortunately we cannot walk the 4 days Inca trail (the trail is now restricted to 200 people a day and reservations need to be made 6 Months ahead!), but the solution we found works out great for us. It allows us to first visit the \u201cValle Sagrado\u201d and its impressive archaeological sites, then drive over a beautiful mountain pass at 4300m and then access the Machu Picchu village (called again Aguas Callientes\u2026) and the site via a 12km\u00a0hike.\u00a0The landscape along the road is again fantastic and we stop over in remote and amazing places. The whole tour takes us 6 days and we enjoy all of it!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Terrasses de Pisac. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong>Picsa<\/strong> an important Inca site in the\u00a0Valle Sagrado:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/022.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-511\" alt=\"022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/022.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/022.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/022.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/022.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous suivons ensuite la vall\u00e9e sacr\u00e9e jusqu\u2019\u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0<b>Ollantaytambo\u00a0\u00bb (2850m).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cette forteresse inca dont le nom signifie\u00a0<i>l&#8217;auberge d&#8217;Ollantay<\/i>, du nom d&#8217;un<br \/>\nguerrier, fut le si\u00e8ge de combats acharn\u00e9s entre\u00a0Incas\u00a0et Espagnols.<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Ollantaytambo (2850m), and important Inca forteress\u00a0at the end of the Valle Sagrado, and also a lovely little village with a mixture of Inca and colonial style houses, roads and plaza:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/035.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-514\" alt=\"035\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/035.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/035.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/035.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/035.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/072.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-515\" alt=\"072\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/072.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/072.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/072.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/072.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>De l\u00e0, nous allons \u00e0 <b>Santa Theresa<\/b> en passant un col \u00e0 4350 m\u00e8tres avant de redescendre \u00e0 1200 m\u00e8tres.<br \/>\nAccueillis par Gian Marco, propri\u00e9taire de <b>\u00ab\u00a0Cola de Mono\u00a0\u00bb,<\/b> nous acceptons avec grand plaisir son offre de profiter de son jacuzzi \u00e0 vapeur. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Hot tub at the campsite in\u00a0St\u00a0Theresa (1200m). Heated with two wood fired ovens that are placed right\u00a0into the tub!<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0101.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-516\" alt=\"010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0101.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0101.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0101.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0101.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nous nous rapprochons gentiment d\u2019<b>Aguas Calientes<\/b>, village de destination de milliers de touristes qui veulent visiter <b>Machu Picchu<\/b>.<br \/>\nDe <b>Santa Theresa<\/b>, une piste nous am\u00e8ne \u00e0<b> Hidroelectrica<\/b>, o\u00f9 nous devons laisser l\u2019Azala\u00ef.<br \/>\nDe l\u00e0, en un peu plus de 2 heures de marche, nous rejoignons enfin <b>Aguas Calientes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Nous passons l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi \u00e0 acheter les billets n\u00e9cessaires pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 la cit\u00e9 de <b>Machu Picchu<\/b> et aussi \u00e0 la montagne du m\u00eame nom.<br \/>\nLe lendemain matin, r\u00e9veil \u00e0 4h30 afin de prendre le premier bus pour <b>Machu Picchu<\/b> qui part \u00e0 5h30. Lorsque nous arrivons \u00e0 la station de bus, \u00e0 05h20, il y a d\u00e9j\u00e0 une file d\u2019attente de 200 m\u00e8tres.<br \/>\nNous prenons finalement le 10<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> bus, qui part un quart d\u2019heure plus tard.<\/p>\n<p>Afin de profiter un maximum de la visite, nous prenons un guide qui nous raconte en d\u00e9tails l\u2019histoire de ce site.<b><br \/>\nMachu Picchu<\/b>\u00a0(du\u00a0quecha\u00a0<i>machu<\/i>, vieille, et\u00a0<i>picchu<\/i>, montagne)\u00a0est une ancienne cit\u00e9 inca\u00a0du XV\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, perch\u00e9e sur un promontoire rocheux qui unit les monts\u00a0<i>Machu Picchu<\/i>\u00a0et\u00a0<em>Huayna\u00a0Picchu\u00a0<\/em>(Jeune montagne).<\/p>\n<p>Machu Picchu et Huayna Picchu dans le fond.\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">The classical view on the Machu Picchu site:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/041.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-517\" alt=\"041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/041.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/041.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/041.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/041.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s la visite de la cit\u00e9, comme il est encore t\u00f4t, nous d\u00e9cidons de gravir les 600 m\u00e8tres de d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 qui nous s\u00e9parent du sommet de la montagne <b>\u00ab\u00a0Machu Picchu\u00a0<\/b>\u00bb. Pour y acc\u00e9der, les Incas ont construit un escalier de pierre plut\u00f4t raide. Nous n\u2019avons pas compt\u00e9 les marches mais il doit bien y en avoir 2500. Epuisant\u00a0!<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">To have the best view on the site and surounding, w<\/span><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">e\u00a0 climb the 600m to the top of the Machu Picchu mountain. All with old and very steep Inca stairs!<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/054.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-518\" alt=\"054\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/054.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/054.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/054.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/054.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ouf\u00a0! Enfin le sommet. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">The top of the Machu Picchu mountain:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/057.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-519\" alt=\"057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/057.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/057.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/057.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/057.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vue de Machu Picchu du sommet de la montagne. <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">View from the top:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0591.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-520\" alt=\"059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0591.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0591.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0591.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0591.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>De retour \u00e0 <b>Aguas Calientes<\/b>, nous nous rendons \u00e0 la gare dans l\u2019id\u00e9e de prendre le train de 13h30 qui va \u00e0 <b>Hidroelectrica<\/b>. Mauvaise nouvelle, il n\u2019y a plus de place.<br \/>\nNous effectuons par cons\u00e9quent les 12 km du retour\u00a0\u00e0 pied.<br \/>\nApr\u00e8s la mont\u00e9e \u00e0 la Montana, \u00e7a fait une belle journ\u00e9e de marche.<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s une nouvelle nuit \u00e0 <b>Santa Theresa<\/b>,\u00a0 nous reprenons la route de <b>Cusco<\/b> et visitons au passage le site Inca de \u00ab\u00a0<b>Moray\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>.<br \/>\n<b>Moray<\/b>\u00a0est un ancien centre de recherche agricole inca. La position des terrasses cr\u00e9e toute une s\u00e9rie de microclimats .La temp\u00e9rature est plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e au centre mais diminue ensuite en fonction de la distance de chaque terrasse. Cela permet de simuler une vingtaine de microclimats diff\u00e9rents.<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">On the way back to Cusco we visit<strong> Moray<\/strong>, an area where the Incas bread and tested Maize, Quinoha, Amarant and Cocoa seeds at different climate zones. Each of the rings\u00a0 shown below is said to\u00a0represent adifferent climate zone from the former Inka empire.<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0071.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-526\" alt=\"007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0071.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0071.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0071.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0071.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Petit arr\u00eat ensuite \u00e0 <b>\u00ab\u00a0Las Salineras\u00a0\u00bb <\/b><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">The<\/span> <em><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong>Salt flats<\/strong> close to Cusco were created by the Incas and\u00a0are feed by a\u00a0naturally salty river. They still represent an important source of salt for the whole area.<\/span><\/em><b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0141.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-527\" alt=\"014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0141.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0141.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0141.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/0141.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Quelques 2000 petits puits furent construits depuis la naissance de la civilisation inca et servait comme moyen d\u2019\u00e9change \u00e9conomique. Aujourd\u2019hui, leur exploitation continue par les locaux.<b><br \/>\n<\/b>Ces mines de sel indiquent que la montagne a des ressources int\u00e9rieures de sel puisqu\u2019elles s\u2019apparentent comme des gisements d\u2019eau sal\u00e9e \u00e9manant de la montagne. Ces mines servent notamment durant la p\u00e9riode s\u00e8che, les puits sont remplis trois fois par jours d\u2019eau sal\u00e9e durant un mois.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/013.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-528\" alt=\"013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/013.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/013.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/013.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/013.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ensuite le sel est r\u00e9colt\u00e9 \u00e0 la main. <span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><em>After the water has evaporated, the salt is harvested manually:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/015.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-529\" alt=\"015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/015.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/015.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/015.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/015.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voil\u00e0, ainsi prend fin cet article.<br \/>\nNous sommes maintenant de retour \u00e0 <strong>Cusco<\/strong> pour y pr\u00e9parer cette fois la suite de notre parcours qui va nous mener dans la r\u00e9gion de <strong>Huaras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Passez un bon \u00e9t\u00e9 et de bonnes vancances en attendant le prochain article.<br \/>\nAmiti\u00e9s \u00e0 toutes et tous.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><em>Today we are back in Cusco and ready to leave to Huarez,\u00a0a mountain and hiking paradise in the north of Peru. <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><em>We wish you sunny holidays!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hasta Luego<br \/>\nMilke<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DE LA PAZ A CUSCO Bienvenue dans ce nouvel article qui au d\u00e9part de\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0La Paz\u00a0\u00bb vous fait passer par \u00a0le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre \u00ab\u00a0Lac Titicaca\u00a0\u00bb. Nous quittons \u00a0la Bolivie apr\u00e8s six semaines de visite. Nous entrons maintenant au P\u00e9rou pour y voir &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/de-la-paz-a-cusco\/\">Continuer la lecture <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":523,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479\/revisions\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milke.fr\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}