We have an hour flight to Cusco today. Chinchero will be the first village.
We had a Peruvian lunch there consisting of guine pig, tortillas, sweet potatoes, stuffed peppers and other native dishes. It's not what one is accustomed to but not bad.
Storage in the side of the hills for crops.
Nice shot of the Andees.
Snow covered mountains
The native ladies gave a demonstration on how yard was spun dyed and made color fast. Lime juice changes the color Mineral, lemon juice and fermented urine was use to fix the colors in the fabric
Green barley is seen growing in the fields—food for the Guinness pig. Everyone in the country raises GP—food for the Peruvians. Poor little guys.
They recycle tires to make sandals.
Typica dress
Wool (bottom) vs alpaca (on top). The alpaca isn't particularly strong so they blend it.
No welfare system. If you don't work you don't eat. No alcohol.
The homes are cheaper on the hillside than in town. No insurance everyone builds their own house and makes their own mud bricks. 
Anta Valley
Plant munya helps you breath better and adjust to the altitude
Munya for sniffing to alleviate altitude sickness. At 12500 ft. it was a little hard to breath and talk without coughing. Also for our ails we had an alcoholic drink made from Anise.
Wash clothes and hair with a root
During the Incan Empire this was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti, known as the greatest Incan Emperor as he expanded the territory. Incan architecture is amazing. Overnight: Urubamba Sacred Valkey.
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