For a week I slept surrounded by the towering sacred mountains in Maska, Peru on the Kausay Punku farm owned by the Kallpa family. The experience was so different then previous mountain adventures. Like many trips to the mountains I found myself in awe with the landscape but the land and the circumstances in which I was experiencing the land brought so much more rawness. The mountains in the sacred valley are rich with history and when I was not working on the farm with my operation groundswell group, we were showered with ancient Incan knowledge and guided by one of the Kallpa brothers, Dario to experience the mountains up close and personal. He took us to the Pisac ruins for a private sunset tour. The manipulation of the land in order to accomadate for the lifestyle of the Incas was absolutely incredible. The Incas had immense respect for the land and the mountains, and all of the planning for their community was made with high regards to the state of the natural landscape. The manipulation of the land to host their buildings and agricultural projects added beauty to the land and as we hiked through the mountain, I found myself holding deep respect for the ingenuity of the Incas.
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