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...village, along with the ruins of the same name, lies above Peru's Urubamba River, halfway between the city of Cuzco and the far better-known ruins of Machu Picchu. It is among the few remaining communities still laid out as the Incas planned: by night its residents sleep behind inward-slanting stone doorframes characteristic of Incan design; by day they farm corn and potatoes on the immense terraces their forebears carved out of the Andean slopes...
...absorb the natural scale and human achievement on display here, travelers must slow down. Staying in the valley offers a more relaxed, more contemplative trip than staying in Cuzco for the entire visit. Indeed, time flows at a different rate along the Urubamba River, and getting in the groove will bring greater appreciation for the valley. Trips based out of several hotels in the town of Urubamba are beginning to gain favor among visitors. One spot, the Posada del Inca, offers beautiful gardens, resident llamas and views of peaks. Hikes and horseback rides are available, along with the traditional stops...
...original Harvard proposal was anunsolicited bid," he said. "But it was attractiveenough for the White River board to look...
...Montana, somewhere south of Bozeman and north of Yellow-stone, where a bit of the Wild West still remains. Outside runs the Gallitan river where the movie A River Runs Through It was filmed half a mile upstream. About five miles down the pike is the local's bar, a place where you can still order buffalo burgers. Every vehicle parked outside it is a 4x4 full of mud and rust, because in Montana people use their 4x4s for more than commuting to and from the office...
Travel to Montana. Go somewhere south of Bozeman and north of Yellow-stone along the Gallitan river...