Thursday was our very last day in Urubamba.We had the opportunity to visit two different members of the local agroturism group; we could either visit a chocolate maker/cuy farmer or a ceramics studio.I chose the latter since I'd seen a cuy farm the previous visit and I will probably be working on something in the arts for my ISP.It was really interesting.I don't really have time to explain everything, so here are the highlights: ·The couple worked together to c...

I was a bit mistaken earlier in what we would be doing in the days following our arrival in Cuzco.As it turns out we came to Urubamba from Cuzco, about an hour and a half drive.It is about 9000 feet in elevation, so a few thousand lower than Cuzco.This venture was to give us a good place to rest and get accustomed to the altitude before being thrown directly into the heights of Cuzco and the surrounding areas.Good thing too!I haven't been sick necessarily but I'v...