May 14- Macchu Picchu back to Cusco; Ollantaytambo

Our bus back to Cusco stopped for a hike at Ollayantaytambo, also part of the Sacred Valley.  (See map below.)    I’ll miss this place but I’ll always remember the mountains.  There was a slightly cheesy presentation by a couple of actors in traditional dress on the train to and from Macchu Picchu-  a pantomime with a recorded narrative in poetry recounting Inca legends.  Good parents don’t let their kids major in the performing arts.

Those small boxes halfway up the mountain were for storage.

Some of those climbs were very long.

Impressive site- the elevation gain was a measly 183 feet.  It felt like more.

Mother's Day was coming up- lots of vendors in the town selling cakes, balloons (emblazoned with “Te Amo”), flowers and baskets loaded with treats (cookies, chips) wrapped in cellophane.