Today we had another pleasantly late wake-up at 8am. After a quick breakfast and group wide cell phone confiscation, we made our way across town to the ruins at Ollantaytambo. There, we saw more Ancient Incan Architecture and learned about the legends of the foundation and history of the Incan empire, thanks to our knowledgeable tour guide, Adolpho. After this, we went back to our hotel and boarded a bus for Cusco. On the way, we stopped at a Peruvian buffet. Another pit-stop included an Incan textile shop. They showed us the process of using sheep and Alpaca wool to make garments. They started with the bunch of wool and hand separated, dyed, and strung it. After being given the opportunity to shop at this place, we were on the road again. We arrived at the hotel in Cusco and went out for a brick-oven pizza dinner. We then walked around the historical district, seeing old cathedrals and still-standing Incan walls. Finally we capped off the evening with a farewell ceremony with all of the group in which we shared what we would take home from this trip.
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