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Sunday, July 30, 2006 

Machu Picchu

Inside the ruins with the familiar shape of Huana Picchu in the distance.












The precipitous slopes were very unpopular with the young Inca lads who lost countless footballs in to the River below.

A point of general interest is the footballs of the day were made from apple sized spherical stones wrapped very tightly with baby Alpaca wool. The first football boots were worn by the champion teams of the day, made from baby Alpaca leather. This enabled them to put backspin on the ball, thus reducing the amount of balls lost in the river when shots went wide.



Alpaca, relieved they don't make Alpaca boots anymore.