Lares

Lares is a small town in the moutains, 3 hours bus ride outside of Cusco. This is one of the poorer regions of the Sacred Valley and the people are often in great need of medical attention. Conditions relating to poor nutrition and thyroid disease (i.e goitres) will present commonly. The clinic only has 3 doctors, a dentist, an obstetrician, a nurse and a technician. There are no laboratory facilities, so if patients require further investigation, they often are referred to Cusco or another district facility.