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- 19 maj 2017, 18:30
- 🌧 16 °C
- Wysokość: 141 ft
- AustraliaState of New South WalesCity of SydneyBardwell ParkCoolabah Reserve33°55’34” S 151°7’34” E
Day 3, part 5
19 maja 2017, Australia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
• G Adventures for Good: Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley
Contribute to sustainable tourism in Huchuy Qosqo, a small village of 65 families in the Sacred Valley, by eating at the Parwa Community Restaurant. This is a successful farm-to-table program that boosts the local economy and several spin-off microenterprises. We had a 6 or 7 course meal here, including warm yam pudding (I had 2). Simon was very concerned about fish cross contamination because of his severe allergy to fish. Another hiker thought there was fish in the meal but Simon was told no. Next day he did not feel very well at all, lasting about 2 days. It was either cross-contamination here or at dinner tonight or from something else. I was stuffed from lunch. While having lunch, Victor announced that his boss had given him an envelope to open at lunch. He did so and found that he had a Golden ticket. Only 5 are given out each year in Peru. It is for a one week’s guest stay in Toronto getting trained for G Adventures. G has many employees in Peru; they run daily Inka trail hikes, Amazon adventures, and more. Keep in mind that our group of 16 had people on at least 4 different tours.
• Continue on to the town of Ollantaytambo. Take a guided tour of the large ruin site adjacent to the town. Ollantaytambo is the first taste of what lies ahead in Machu Picchu.
• Ollantaytambo Ruins Guided Tour Victor took us on a tour the town and fortress of Ollantaytambo with a local guide. Take a step back in time at this Inca archaeological site; it still shows signs of its former glory, including agricultural terraces, a Temple Hill, and storehouses. Learn how the area, overlooking the Urubamba River Valley, was an important stronghold during warfare between the Spanish and Incas. It was climbing the ruins and descending them that I first worked my quads into a 2 day recovery. But that was good b/c by the time I did Machu Picchu and after, I had no leg pains.
Pictures: Ollanta (this is how it's abbreviated sometimes)
1: Ollantaytambo ruins
2-3 Ollantaytambo ruins- climbing to flat area at left top
4 Ollgroup dinner in Ollanta - chicken/vegies, riceantaytambo ruins closeup of how stone fit
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