We were all gathered in a very nice Hotel in the heart of Cusco for a formal introduction with our clients. As part of this introduction we watched a very touching presentation on the Inca culture, followed by a surprise visit from the Mayor of Cusco. The Mayor explained the values of his city and tied them to the roots of the Inca.
Now just to put some weight on this, we just flew in just two days prior, met up as a group, where up to this point we only knew each other as voices on the phone. Sitting in this large room, with all of our clients, meeting them for the first time, representatives from IBM, BD and Pyxera, all listening to the Mayor speaking sincerely about Inca culture and tieing it directly to our efforts in his city. (while the media are clicking off rapid fire pictures from the back of the room.) I'm pretty sure I can speak for everyone when I say this was a completely unbelievable, exhilarating and at the same time touching experience. .
Once the Mayor was finished, he presented us all with a lovely book about Cusco and shared a group picture with us. (still tracking down a copy of that pic). After that we all got up with our clients introduced ourselves and our projects.
Of course followed by more pictures! :)
Following the event, we proceeded to our new work locations, where we would be spending most of the next month.
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