Our second night in Ollantaytambo was dedicated to a native spiritual activity. We were visited by a shaman, who came to bless us in our work and travels. The group was excited to engage in the activity. We assumed the shaman was blessing us, although only a few of us could actually understand. One skeptical student wondered whether witchcraft was taking place. The ceremony came to a close by placing a bunch of objects representing health, food and good fortune such as sweets, animal crackers, fake money and even alphabet soup into a wrapped bundle of paper. Then the bundle was burnt over a campfire and the shaman blessed us by blowing on us and massaging our backs and fronts with a sacred rock.
--Ben Sandalow
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