Cochabamba

27th April 2010

Cochabamba lies in a wide fertile valley surrounded by high mountains.  It has the usual handfull of colonial churches in the center and a busy market.

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We hired a taxi for the day to take us into a remote valley to see the rarely visited ruins of the fortified Inca city Incallajta, 150 kilometers from Cochabamba.   It is an enormous complex.  On the way we visited the little mountain pueblos of Tarata and Totora.

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The huge statue of Jesus guards over Cochabamba

The huge statue of Jesus guards over Cochabamba

Cochamamba Cathedral

Cochamamba Cathedral

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Cobbled street in Tarata

Cobbled street in Tarata

Church of Torata

Church of Torata

On route to Totora

On route to Totora

A street in Totora

A street in Totora

Tiled roofs in Totora

Tiled roofs in Totora

Inca steps leading to Incallajta

Inca steps leading to Incallajta

This is the largest Inca roofed structure discovered

This is the largest Inca roofed structure discovered

Incallajta ruins

Incallajta ruins

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