Return from the Inca Trails

Our valiant and ecstatic little group of twelve pilgrims just returned tonight to the home base in Urubamba, after two thrilling weeks on the Inca (and pre-Inca) trails.
Our journey went from wonder to wonder on a trail originating in the mysterious Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca (see photo) and ending in the mystical Macchu Picchu.
As Pedro Cieza de Leon put it,
"... From the city of Cusco there are two roads of royal highways which are two thousand miles long; one goes along the plains and the other along the mountain tops. In order to make them the way they are, it was necessary to raise the valleys, cut the stones and rocks, and humble the heights of the mountains."
Along the way we were deeply moved by the natural spirituality and enormous love and generosity of the indigenous people we met both in Bolivia and in Peru.
It was our good fortune to be led by two exceptional guides, Alan in Bolivia and Pepe in Peru with whom we established many bridges between Vedic and Andean religions, arriving at the conclusion that a much more ancient religious matrix must have pre-dated both. Through participating in authentic ancient rituals, trekking along indigenous energy lines, and meditating in power places, we had a rare glimpse into the extraordinary Andean mysticism which still bathes these holy mountains and lakes.
In our contemplative tradition, an outer pilgrimage is only the context to travel deeper into consciousness, and arrive at a different perspective than when we started. And with more questions than answers... Check out the photo galleries and reports which will be posted soon in our "Inca Trails pilgrimage" section.
Next year, if God wants, we shall travel the glorious Santiago de Compostella trail, with the help of our Spanish devotees.
Tomorrow we are off to Lima to begin our first Latin "Friends of Humanity" Training course, where we will be joined by 30 more participants. The trail of Joy continues...