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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES OF THE SACRED VALLEY

DISTRICT OF HUAYLLABAMBA
DESCRIPTION AND BRIEF OVERVIEW.
All the communities in the District of Huayllabamba are located in the Province of Urubamba, in the Department of Cusco. They are agricultural communities, producing vegetables, fruit, and potatoes; most families are large, with 5 to 7 children, and economically disadvantaged, therefore they need support in different areas. All the communities are easily reachable from Cusco with buses running at all times, and they all have telephone access.
The work of the Volunteer Project has begun in 3 out of 5 communities in the District, which is located in the Inca Sacred Valley. Continuous and strong volunteer participation over the next months and years is necessary to carry out the Project and achieve our goals. The communities are excited to participate in the cultural exchange, and our experience with the first Volunteers has allowed us to gain a better understanding of the communites’ basic and educational needs. We especially support education projects, based on a cultural exchange between the Volunteer and the families. In the future we hope to carry out development projects designed by the Volunteers. The Mayor has expressed his interest in the program and is currently serving as mediator between our Project and the communities, therefore we are committed to support the District.

COMMUNITY OF HUAYLLABAMBA It is the capital of the District, located at 2900 meters (9500 ft) above sea level; the climate is cold-temperate and from there you can see spectacular dawns. Here you will find the town hall, as well as one of the largest primary and secondary schools in the District, Nuestra Señora de Natividad, with 11 classrooms and 304 students. 99% of the population is employed in agriculture, mostly cultivating corn. Cusco is easily reachable at all times through the highway that crosses the District, and there is access to the Internet and telephone. Huallabamba’s people are very nice and friendly and the local languages are Spanish and Quechua. The community is relatively touristic, as it is located on the way to some major tourist destinations, and they are hoping to host Volunteers to share their culture.



COMMUNITY OF HUAYOCARY. 1900 m (6200 ft) above sea level, Huayicary’s climate is temperate-cold. The local school of Jesús Lambarri is situated near the schools of Huicho and Huayllabamba, and it is large and well-organized, with 8 classrooms and 9 teachers. They own a plot of land on which, as part of one of their courses on agricultural practices, they grow organic vegetables. The teachers are wonderful, and very involved to the organic farming project. The community is mostly agricultural and their main crop is corn. Huayocary is located 63 km (40 mi) from Cusco, at the foot of the highway, and there is a constant bus service. They hosted a Volunteer who set up English classes, and they are hoping to receive more Volunteers.



COMMUNITY OF URQUILLO The community is strategically located in a closed-off part of the Valley, with impressive scenic views. The climate is cold-temperate. There is a primary school with 6 classrooms and 6 teachers, and a kindregarden, close to the schools of Huayocary y Guayllabamba. The languages spoken are Spanish and Quechua; the community is agricultural and their main crops are corn and a variety of local fruits. Urquillo is a very quiet and aimable community, with very little traffic, situated 15 minutes walking from the highway, and 1.5 hours by bus to Cusco. They hope to host Volunteers to work in the school and kindergarden, as this community is economically worse-off than others in the area.




COMMUNITY OF HUYCHO. It is located in the low part of the valley, at 1880 m (5900 ft) above sea level; in front of these area there are mountains where you can hike and from which you can enjoy beautiful landscapes. The climate is cold-temperate. There is a primary school in Huycho, with 6 classrooms and 55 students; most students are sons and daughters of labourers who come from further aSway to work for landowners in the area, mostly growing corn. About 85% of the landowners’ children study in other schools closer to Cusco. The teachers at the school in Huycho are very nice, and both the students and teachers have expressed a strong interest in learning English. The locally spoken languages are Spanish and Quechua. The community is located 1 hour from Cusco, which can be easily reached by bus. Huycho has already hosted a volunteer and they are very satisfied with the experience: they hope to receive more friends from abroad to live together and learn from each other. They have a computer room and they are looking for a Volunteer to teach basic computer skills and promote the computer room as a tool for the whole community.



COMMUNITY OF RACCHI. Racchl is located at the highest altitude among the communities in the Valley, and it has a panoramic point over all the lower part of the Sacred Valley. The climate is cold and dry. The school, number 50589, has 6 classrooms and 6 teachers. The principle and the other teachers are enthusiastic about their students learning English, as they all already speak Spanish and Quechua. Most of the community is employed in agriculture, producing potatoes and beans. They have already had a Volunteer, and they are eager to host others. The families are extremely nice and it is a quiet and entrepreneurial community. It is situated 33 km (20 mi) from Cusco.