Today I ventured out to Wakatinko squished collectivo-style in the back seat of a truck. Wakatinko is a village south-east of Cusco, on the other side of the Andes.... We were up REALLY high. Highest elevation we crossed? 4185m. Damn that's a lot. It was a long drive-- about 3 hours one way. However, the scenery was magnificent! Didn't do much while we were there-- Nilda and another person from the center were there to talk about possible inclusion in the Center's group of weaving and knitting communities. Clara and I were just along for the ride.... Ended up talking to the teachers of the local school because the kids were too shy to say anything to Clara and I (and just forget it with the really little ones, they took one look at us, hid behind whatever was closest and kept staring). So, apart from that, I wandered around and took photographs.
In the Village:
This is me on top of a mountain.
Most super cute fuzzy cacti ever!
A view of part of the village.
Pretty much the rest of the village.
The adorable terrified children of the village.
On the drive in/out:
Beautiful open sweeping landscapes.
A riverbed with black sand. Had to drive across it to get there and back.
Rocky cliff face that looks like it might belong along the coast of Scotland...
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