Can any form of therapy compete with the calming effect of spending a couple of days and nights gliding silently and aimlessly along the waterways of the Backwaters in a kettyvallam – a houseboat built from bamboo, jackwood, and coir [a fiber which is made…
The town of Chincero is situated almost halfway between the Salineras de Maras and Cusco. The Chinchero's expertise of dying and weaving has been passed down through the generations, and they are rightly very proud of their craft. The women all wear red hats, embroidered…
Ollantaytambo-referred to by the locals as Ollanta-is the most authentic of Inca villages, and still maintains all of its unique charm. The locals go about their daily lives unfazed by the busloads of hikers and tourists who flood little Plaza Maraki, before continuing on to hike the Inca…
Idyllic, peaceful, Isla del Sot rises up out of the emerald blue waters of Lake Titicaca. There is no means of transport to carry one from the pier at the boat landing, along the winding steep terraces to the village above. The entire island is…
For me, the Sacred Valley is the jewel of Peru. The Urubamba river (100 kilometers in length) revered by the Inca, flows through the heart of the valley. It is an almost spiritual force, which has been the lifeblood of the fertile Sacred Valley for…
Just a 40 minute drive from Ollantaytambo there lies a remarkable natural phenomena - The Salineras de Maras.. Wedged between two red rock mountains, are hundreds of polygon salt pans cascading downwards. Many millenia ago, the entire area was submerged beneath the sea. During the…
