Cochasqui

Our instructor, Prof. Claudia Acosta, looking at artifacts in the museum. Our guide explains the items on display in the museum
A herd of llamas greeted us in the pasture. The herd was a favorite with the group.
Here you can see the building blocks of the
pyramid exposed on one of its sides.
The top of the pyramid has been uncovered so one can see the ceremonial circle.
 
This is an example of the type of houses that the native people lived in. The huts are made of rocks glued together with mud and animal excrement. The guide said these homes were very well insulated, warm in winter and cool in summer and did not smell.