Lady in the Sacred Valley

After two lovely days in Machu Picchu, it was time to head back to Cuzco. But when my train arrived at Ollantaytambo station in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, I still had one thing left to do: meet one of the town’s most important organizations.Or rather, they met me. As soon as my train pulled into the station, I was welcomed by Layla, a volunteer with Awamaki, an NGO in the Sacred Valley that promotes women’s fair trade weaving and knitting projects as well as education, health, and sustainable tourism. As we walked up the hill...