The vicu a was a very special animal. The robe of the Inca King was made from the fur of a vicu a. We found some chinchillas in an Incan house where there was a pile of rocks. We watched them for a few minutes. They look almost like rabbits but they are in their own family and are rodents.
Chinchillas have a long bushy tail.
Hiram Bingham brought these ruins and the Incas to the attention of the world. In their conquest of the Incas, the Spaniards had not known of the existence of this mountain sanctuary and religious center. It was a dwelling and learning place for students, astronomers, shamans and kings. The ancient city of Machu Pichu is still lost somewhere between the world of reality, myth and legend.