From Quecmojo, it was a but a short descent across the stoney valley to the village of Calachaca and its more modern buildings, electricity and hot springs. For the last four days we had lived with the thought that near the end of our trek we would be able to soak away the grime and tiredness in a steaming thermal pool, but it was almost not to be!
We arrived to discover that the BBC were making a documentary in the region - they had rented out the pool for the whole day and refused everyone else entry. We could but look wistfully at the steaming water without a person in it while the film crews were off flying around in a helicopter or filming a local strongman carrying boulders in the rocky field above. What arrogance to take over an area for the whole day when you are only going to use it for a very short time. I confess that my thoughts were not printable.