Rafting On The Urubamaba

Headed out for a day trip river rafting today.  The Urubamba is a headwater of the Amazon, this time of year is apparently good rafting as glaciers in the Andes melt.  It is not dam controlled like the American River in California (and most commercially rafted rivers in the US) so the river can be very different in April than in September.  For most of the year the Urubamba has class I and II rapids, but we had a couple patches of III and IV which made it a little exciting.  Notable or treacherous stretches of rapids get a name in the rafting world, and the Butterfly is the Urubamba's famous stretch.  Here are some fun pictures from rafting.  Tomorrow is checking in for our hike, wandering around Cusco, and trying to rent a motorcycle if possible and head into the Andes for a relaxed ride if the weather is nice.