Urubamba

We are here in the Sacred Valley. This morning adter an early wake up call, we flew to Cusco, got our bus to the center of town where they were celebrating Corpus Christi day on Pentecost. The town was jam packed with people here to eat and watch the parade of saints to the cathedral. Complete with marching bands, fireworks and celebratory excess.

Cusco is at 10,000 feet elevation, so walking at a normal pace gets you out of breath quickly. I had to learn to walk at half speed or run out of oxygen.

After the festivities, we drove over the mountain and down the river to Urubamba where we are spending the next two nights.

We are at the Villa Urubamba hotel, which has beautiful grounds as you can see above.

It's been an exhausting day, so I am going to close for now and go to bed. Tomorrow we head out pn the river!