Pachamanca - traditional Peruvian dish

Pachamanca is a traditional Peruvian dish that is based on baking the food on hot stones. Pacha means  earth and manca means pot – so baking in an earth pot.  All students with their homestay families were invited to the Pachamanca on the Albergue farm – our worksite – on the first Sunday in Ollantaytambo.  A hole is dug in the ground and special baking stones (those that have been used in baking before) are heated with a wood fire for about four hours.  The pictures below show the process. 

We're a little behind in the BLOG process due to a slow internet and a few sick students, but we will catch up. I expect everyone to go on the hike tomorrow. 

Nishad (8/09/2013)

The stones have been heated for four hours and are being removed

Once the stones have been removed, the first layer of potatoes

First layer is covered with hot stones

2nd layer - chicken

@nd layer covered with stone

3rd layer - lamb

3rd layer covered with stones

4th layer - vegetables

wet paper

mud - earth - pacha

Cooking

food removed - photographer was carrying logs at the time

cooked food