The Famous 12 Sided Stone

Today I sought out the famous 12 sided stone. It is buried within one of the many Inca walls holding up Cusco. It is brick in the wall, but none the less, it has not 4, not 5 but 12 sides!

I had passed it many times while wondering the streets of Cusco and wondered why so many tourists were taking photos in the same spot! It was not until I read a tourist guide that I heard about it! It is supposed to symbolise how great and perfect the Inca wall building skills were. To me it just says they mucked up a brick and had to manhandle it into place!

For dinner I joined Isabelle and some of her new friends in a resturant owned by a charity. Isabelle has a particular attachment to the resturant because she's trying to get a job with charity and stay in Peru a little longer. The place has a children's theme to it, complete with some funky hanging laterns in a corner over the stairs. It's not my favourite venue but it does do some fantastic giant Pisco Sours!

The evening was plesant enough with a spot of jenga thrown in for good measure. They did have a live musician on for while. He thought he was great, but I, err, needed a little more convincing!

Posted by Steve Eynon