Our first long hike was through the salt flats and up to the town of Maras. It was about 3 hours and we went up around 2,000 feet. And it was hot.

Then we went to Moray and had a despacho ceremony. Here's a little more on Moray:

Moray was used as an agricultural experimentation centre. It consists of many levels of terraces in concentric circles at different elevations, and each different level was used to try out different crop strains. Due to the position of Moray, the temperature of the different terraces can vary significantly, creating very different climatic conditions in a very small area. There have been recorded temperature differences of 15ºC between the top and bottom circles of the main depression, in an altitude difference of only 100 feet. The Incas took advantage of these conditions to try out different crop strains for agriculture at different altitudes and in different locations, and probably were able to develop new strains of crops for growth in new areas. There are three depressions, the main one having 14 different levels. The views of the terraces with the snow-capped Salkantay in the background are fantastic.