Ingapirca & Biblian...

This month's field trip was to the Ingapirca Ruins and Biblian Chapel. Rodrigo ended up driving us and being our tour guide. He didn't know a whole lot about the ruins but made up what he didn't know! It was a beautiful day to be outside enjoying the Ecuadorian culture!

{Ingapirca Ruins}

 

 

These flowers contain a hallucinogen the people would use

 

Pilaloma:

Collcas:

 
 
Llama everywhere!

 

Large Field: An expansive open space where a large number of religious followers came together to perform sacred ceremonies for the temple. Many ceramic artifacts were also found in this sector, most commonly storage containers, which suggest the area was probably used as a workshop.

Inca Trail: A small segment of paved trail out of the many that the Incas built to connect religious and administrative centers in their empire. 

Aqueducts: A small segment of the vast water supply system that is an example of how the Incas excelled in hydraulic engineering. 

Canari Constructions: Architectural structures with their own unique style that are composed of walls made with curvaceous forms.

Bodegas (Storerooms): Originally built as storage space for the residents of the site.

 

La Condamine:

Piedra Tacitas:

Tumba Colectiva (Communal Tomb): Located next to a vertical monolith that marks an area covered with large stones delicately arranged in a circular form, the tomb was where the remains of a woman rested along with ten male and female cadavers with an abundance of offerings, such as ceramic and stone-made gifts, copper "tupos" (needles) and thousands of Spondylus shells "mullus". This type of burial arrangement demonstrates the high social class that the woman represented. 

 

Dinteles y Sillares: 

 

The Canari

The Inca

{The Temple of the Sun}

  

 

 


Our walk to the Inca Man

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oh, Ashley!

 



Walking up to the "bathing area"

 

The "bathing area" for the ladies


 

Pictures of the beautiful country while driving to Biblian
  

 

{Biblian Chapel}

  

 

 

The Biblian Chapel is built right into the mountain






 
  





The town of Azogues is on the left


This little chapel sits on top of a hill just above the Biblian Chapel


The town of Biblian is on the right

Today was beautiful! I love the Ecuadorian countryside. I just can't get enough of it! The Biblian Chapel was amazing! I can't believe they built a chapel right into the mountainside. Although we had to walk a few stairs and we were all out of breathe (must be the altitude, right?!), the views from the top were breathtaking! I love Ecuador!

Pure Joy.