Peru, Part 10 – Sacred Valley: Písac

Pisaq – ©Deidre AdamsInca Písac, Sacred Valley, Peru

Písac is an area in Peru’s Sacred Valley that includes both a modern village and a complex of Inca ruins. The ruins contain impressive terraces, used to increase the amount of usable agricultural land in Inca times, as well as structures which were reconstructed after the originals were destroyed by the Spanish in the 1530s. The village has a large market that attracts a large number of tourists.