The Center, which is perched on a high bluff overlooking the Urubamba River and the foothills of the Andes, has 10 double-occupancy rooms in one long wing extending from an airy main dining room. A smaller shared bathroom wing juts off the back of the lodge between the rooms and the dining room. This wing contains three flush toilets and three hot-water showers. The entire lodge is screened, and for your additional comfort and protection, mosquito nets are hung over each bed and tucked in at night. Except for a small generator for charging video batteries, there is no electricity.
Light is provided by kerosene lanterns and candles.
A solar panel charges a car battery to run the short-wave radio, which stays in constant communication with Cusco. Ten-minute walk to the river, and 10 minute boat ride to the Center. Lunch at the lodge and an afternoon outing to either a small river or to forest trails. Dinner and night at the Machiguenga Center. Lunch at the lodge.