Aguas Calientes and Chinchero

Aguas Calientes is the town just below Machu Picchu and where most people stay

 if they stay overnight.

Turn around for the bus up to Machu Picchu

This bridge marks the beginning of the Inca Trail

 if you want to hike for 4 days to get to Machu Picchu.

After returning to the Sacred Valley, we stopped in Chinchero on the way to Cusco.  Chinchero is a town known for its weaving.  We stopped at a cooperative run by single mothers and saw a demonstration of how they spin, dye and weave the yarns.  It was hard to take good photos because of the low light and they didn't hold still!  Needless to say, it was one of my favorite stops.