I didn’t set the alarm this morning but I still woke up fairly early. After calling Nicola to wish her a happy birthday I had a leisurely breakfast.

I then went to Mundo Alpaca where I had a private tour as there were no other visitors when I arrived. The guide explained about the alpacas and llamas and also the wild versions- the guanacos and the vicunas. I felt the different types of wool and the guide explained how often the alpacas and llamas were sheared and also how they would catch and shear the vicunas whilst still protecting the species. The baby alpaca wool was so soft.

I also got to feed the alpacas and llamas that they had at the small farm. The larger farm where they get all the wool from is in Puno.

I then bought some items in the shop, you could feel the quality if the wool and they had a sale on. I headed back to the hotel and relaxed for a bit on their sun terrace.

I then met up with Mara for a late lunch at a great restaurant called Zig Zag. The food was delicious.

After lunch we had a wander round some of tbe handicraft shops. Mara was leaving later in that afternoon to go to Cusco so we said goodbye.

I wanted to visit the cathedral but you can’t go in with shorts so I went back to the hotel to put longer trousers on.

I visited the chocolate factory on the way home and bought some of their dark chocolate- I haven’t tried it yet but it looks good.

My clean laundry arrived around 7pm so I packed my case ready to go to Cusco tomorrow.