Ollantaytambo Festivities

The “port” at Ibochote waiting for the boat our Robinson Crusoe hideout drying out on our porch   This year was my fourth year at the fiesta of Choquekillca; a week-long festival in Ollantaytambo to celebrate Pentecost, and I decided to run to the jungle instead. The festival is one of few occasions that causes general life to grind to a halt, hence perfect timing to break out of my bubble and see the world. It turns out there’s a whole other jungly world less than a days travel from our beautiful Andean Inca town, and this is the story...