Cindy stayed in Lima, Cusco, and the Sacred Valley in Peru; and La Paz in Bolivia. Below is the list of the ancient sites she visited:

Peru

Machu Picchu

Saqsaywaman

Puma Pukara

Tambomachay

Pisaq

Ollantaytambo

Moray

Bolivia

Tihuanacu

Puma Punku

Lake Titicaca (2 islands with ancient ruins and burial sites)

Cusco, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru

Rainbow at Machu Picchu, Peru

Cindy and her new centipede friend at Ma chu Picchu, Peru!

• Cusco, Peru is at 11,152 feet, while Machu Picchu is lower than Cusco at 7,972 feet.
• Machu Picchu is simply translated as "Old Mountain."
• Guinea Pig is a popular delicacy in Peru, and is served everywhere. 
• The Cathedral Basilica in Cusco has a huge "Last Supper" painting inside depicting guinea pig on the serving tray! 

 

As often featured on the Ancient Aliens TV show: the mysterious, precision cut "H" blocks at Puma Punku, Bolivia 

 

Also at Puma Punku: closeup of a precision cut and drilled block which reportedly still cannot be re-created with modern machinery in dolomite stone (second hardest stone to the diamond).

 

Archaeologists call this the "Sun Gate"; ancient astronaut theorists call it the "Star Gate." (Also featured on Ancient Aliens.) Zoom in to see the god Veracocha at the top! At Tihuanacu, Bolivia

 

Cindy with the mysterious "alien" face at the temple of many faces at Tihuanacu.

• Lake Titicaca extends through both Peru and Bolivia and is at the highest altitude of any navigable lake on the planet, however the water is so cold that if one attempts to swim (or fall into it), they will suffer hypothermia in just 10 minutes. (This was not very comforting for Cindy to learn when out in the middle of the lake on a rickety boat with no life preservers!)
• "Titicaca" means "Puma Place" (the place of the puma, which was revered as the most powerful animal spirit of the Tihuanacans).
   

• Many people - of all ages - still wear traditional clothing.
• The indigenous peoples' hair in the region rarely turns gray as they age,  and doesn't even lighten in the bright sun!
• People in South America refer to themselves as "Americans."

• La Paz, Bolivia has an extensive "Witches Market" which sells all types of ritual items that the Shamans and the residents use, including dehydrated llama fetuses.

Cindy is holding a dehydrated llama fetus - a  popular ritual item

• Many people still live in thatched-roof homes made of the bamboo that grows plentifully in the region.

• More than 4,000 species of potatoes grow in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
• The Tihuanacan society of Bolivia is said to be responsible for developing the terrace style farming techniques you see in many photos of the ancient sites, which the Incans adopted into places such as Machu Picchu and Moray (pictured below).

• Stray dogs are a serious problem in both Peru and Bolivia, however they co-exist with humans and travel in packs, especially in the cities.

Returning to Lima, it was much easier to breathe at sea level!