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out of Cusco

Friday, 19 May 2006 | Views [273] | Comments [2]

Well, after some delay, I left Cusco feeling like I did all I could do with my work, but still very sad to leave behind some dear friends, and the nice life I had settled into. Exhausted and a bit sick from the chaos that was the last few days, I cried ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


Machu Pichhu

Friday, 5 May 2006 | Views [1188] | Comments [3]

<p>Well, 2 months into my stay here in Cusco, I made it to Machu Pichhu. After much negotiation and delay, I arranged to go with a friend- guide (who I quickly learned is a much better friend than guide), and another girl, Chetana,  from the states.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


so hungry I could eat a guinea pig?

Monday, 24 Apr 2006 | Views [1005]

Well I did it. Today, after much hesitation, and explanation that in fact, I have been reluctant to try cuy, the local specialty, which is guniea pig, because, it was my one and only childhood pet (rusty).  After deciding to go to Tipon, a nearby ruins ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating


biking to Moray

Monday, 17 Apr 2006 | Views [323] | Comments [1]

well the day after, and I ache like hell, everywhere... but it was worth every groan. After reading much about this unique site, I was determined to visit. After not being able to drag any of my lazy friends out for the 8km walk, I decided to go with ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


journey to lima, part 2

Tuesday, 11 Apr 2006 | Views [659]

After a one day delay due to the ever present bus strikes, I head out of Cusco with my friend Joey (whose real name is jose anthony trujillo poma quispe--joey is the hendrix sobre nombre)... on our way to lima. We decide to take the economical scenic ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


life in cusco

Tuesday, 4 Apr 2006 | Views [298]

Well let´s start by announcing the unsurprising.. I had plans to leave for Lima tomorrow, via bus, passing through Nasca, the desert oasis of Huacachina, drinking Pisco in Pisco, and ending up in the big city by the weekend... all of which will still ... Read more >

Tags: People


weekend in the sacred valley

Monday, 20 Mar 2006 | Views [589] | Comments [1]

I left work early Friday afternoon to start me weekend in the Sacred Valley. The valley, as it is known includes the region to the north west of Cusco, starting at Pisac and ending at Machu Picchu (which I will do next weekend). It´s an area with a slightly ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


trip to k´arwi

Friday, 17 Mar 2006 | Views [387]

Second trip out to meet with a community, and coordiante-introduce our project. This time with Laura and Lourdes because the guys had to meet with another community. We took the rover, as laura said, mas duro para manejar, pero tambien mas duro para ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


trip to Chillihua (outside of cusco, on the border of Puno)

Monday, 13 Mar 2006 | Views [748]

So this entry is preceding the one I started but didn´t make ¨live¨ which talks more about what exactly I´m doing in Cusco, and who is this group called Ayllu Yupaychay (wisdom of the young in quechua) that I am working with (and subsequently living ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Arrived in Cusco

Tuesday, 7 Mar 2006 | Views [347]

After my 13 hour bus ride, I arrived safe and happily in Cusco. For the next month I will based out of the office of this group, Ayllu Yupaychay. For the last 8 or so years they have been working with kids in very remote, rural indigenous communities, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


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