It is just as common to be served at cup of hot water with a bunch of big leaves floating in the top as it is to be served a tea bag. Peruvians drink it to soothe upset stomachs. The tea is even supposed to help travelers get over altitude sickness. Buildings Homes are constructed in most countries by using the most plentiful natural resource. In Peru, this is the soil itself.
Dirt is plentiful, so adobe bricks are used for many of the houses in the countryside.
On the other hand, cities usually have buildings made of stone or brick. Few of these buildings, however, are able to rival the stone craftsmanship of the ancient Incas. The ingenuity of the Incas in constructing great buildings of stone can be seen in Cuzco, the surrounding towns, and at ruins such as Machu Picchu. Many of the temples and public buildings were constructed by carefully carving and fitting together boulders and other large stones. It is still somewhat of a mystery how people who lived 500 years ago could carve large rocks so that they could fit together so perfectly.