"We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."-T.S. Eliot, "The Four Quartets"

Monday, July 12, 2010

Photo Time!

A shot of some children sitting in the street in Urubamba.

This is a typical street in Urubamba.

The view on my walk into town.

This is a shot of the hostel where I am staying called, Ccatan. It is a bit of a walk outside the village centre of Urubamba. This is a shot of the outside of my room. It is lovely and peaceful here and very rural. I often wake up to the sounds of roosters crowing and donkeys knaying which I cannot really say is all that peaceful at 6am.

Another shot of Ccatan. There is a shared kitchen and this outside sitting area that all can use. The door you can see here is the door to my room. The garden is beautiful and there are fruit trees in the yard. This is a hostel for long term stays. There are about 7 of us staying here at the moment. Several people are volunteers and a few are working here at local hotels or schools.

This is Urubamba village center or the Plaza de Armas as they say here.

This is the road I take when I walked into the village from Ccatan. It is about a 15 or 20 minute walk. This is a typical local house which also doubles as a small convenience store when you can buy water and soft drinks etc. Sometimes I can catch a break and hop on a passing moto taxi, but they do not often come up this far. If I do, it costs 1 sole which is equivilent to about 30 cents...

This is Nicolle who was so excited to receive some of the art supplies my grandparents sent with me!

No comments:

Post a Comment