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Luis, Alfamayo e Incatambo, un caserío dedicado al cultivo de té ubicado<br />

sobre el valle del río Lucma. Un curioso promontorio de piedra sorprende<br />

nuevamente al viajero. Es el sitio arqueológico de Huamanmarca, un<br />

tambo inca que servía como punto de descanso en la ruta que unía<br />

Ollantaytambo con Machu Picchu.<br />

Amaybamba, llamada con orgullo ‘la capital nacional del té’, es un caserío<br />

que sirve de puerta de entrada a la localidad de Huyro, sede de la más<br />

grande hacienda dedicada al cultivo de té de la región. La ruta ingresa<br />

finalmente al valle del río Urubamba en la localidad de Santa María, para<br />

continuar hacia Puente Chaullay. Desde aquí parte un camino afirmado<br />

que, luego de cruzar el río por el puente Chontachaca, permite acceder a<br />

los poblados y sitios arqueológicos del valle de Vilcabamba.<br />

El siguiente poblado en la ruta es Maranura, punto desde donde también<br />

es posible cruzar el río y retomar el camino a Vilcabamba. El final del<br />

camino está a la vista: Quillabamba, bulliciosa y alegre, cuya actividad<br />

diaria gira en torno al cultivo del cacao, el café, los frutales y el comercio<br />

con los pueblos del Ande.<br />

It is called Sirenachayoq, which in Quechua means ‘where the siren lives’.<br />

The tradition says that it is necessary to leave behind a gift in the place<br />

so as not to become enchanted by the power of the waters. Leaving the<br />

legends behind, we continue the descent towards San Luis, Alfamayo, and<br />

Incatambo, a town dedicated to cultivating tea and located in the Lucma<br />

River Valley. An odd rock formation again surprises the trekker. It is the<br />

archeological site of Huamanmarca, an Incan lodge that used to serve as a<br />

resting point in the Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu route.<br />

Amaybamba, proudly called the national capital of tea, is a village that<br />

serves as the entrance to the locality of Huyro, site of the largest plantation<br />

for cultivating tea in the region. The route finally enters the Urubamba<br />

River Valley in the region of Santa Maria to continue to the Chaullay<br />

Bridge. From there, a paved road separates itself from the main path and,<br />

after crossing the river by way of the Chontachaca Bridge, allows us access<br />

to the towns and archeological sites of the Vilcabamba Valley.<br />

The next town along the way is Maranura, the point from where it is also<br />

possible to cross the river and retake the road to Vilcabamba. The end of<br />

the road is in sight: Quillabamba, vivacious and joyful, whose daily activity<br />

circles around the cultivation of cacao, coffee, fruit, and trade with the<br />

other Andean cities.

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