Down a rutted, twisting road, where dogs bark and children play in the dirt, lies an enclave apart from world-weary Peru.
Beyond a set of gates are two homes reminiscent of the U.S. Southwest — rich, warm earth colors, adobe-style construction, casual and slightly rustic furnishings — but with a difference: They are set in Peru's fertile Sacred Valley, where Incan nobles are said to have built their vacation homes.
Urubamba is at about 9,000 feet, about 3,000 feet lower than Cuzco, 45 miles away. It is not only easier to breathe here, but it also is easier to think in the quiet of this agricultural area, which some say is as spiritual as Machu Picchu.
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