Grey sky, cold, rain, covid and threat of a new strict confinement ... here is the situation of this month of January 2021 in Cusco. Not really cheerfull you will say ... and we will not desagree with you ! While a certain moroseness seizes the daily life of the inhabitants of the ancient capital of the Inca empire, and that a need of escape is more and more present, a good news arrives in our Whatsapp mailbox : our friend Lionel invites us to come to spend a weekend in Palili house, his new project on the heights of Quillabamba. Travel, adventure, spring temperatures, coffee, fruits, nature, ... in less than 5 minutes the decision is taken: we're off! The explanations of Lionel are simple, we must first join the city of Quillabamba located at 5h of Cusco, then we will have to take the road in direction of Potrero and the reserve of Tunkimayo, during 20mn to arrive at Palili, country house. This one is exactly between Cacao Pampa and Esmeralda. Our week finished and all the information registered, we leave at dawn on this Saturday morning in order to fully enjoy our weekend. To save time, we go to Ollantaytambo through Anta and then through the village of Huarocondo, a faster route than the classic Chinchero - Urubamba - Ollantaytambo. 2 hours of driving passed when we cross Ollantaytambo and arrive at the village of Phiry. Impatient and excited, we left without breakfast and our stomachs are starting to remind us. While we are at the foot of the Abra Malaga we decide to take a break to stretch our legs and regain strength. On the menu in Phiry, the unavoidable chicken broth known in Peru as the "caldo de gallina"! Readers and travelers, if you haven't
Grey sky, cold, rain, covid and threat of a new strict confinement … here is the situation of this month of January 2021 in Cusco. Not really cheerfull you will say … and we will not desagree with you ! While a certain moroseness seizes the daily life of the inhabitants of the ancient capital
