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Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [2867] | Comments [1]
Before we leave the
village
of
Quelqanqa
, we take one last tour of the sites laying (quite physical) tribute to
the successes of our manual labor. We walk down the valley to visit the
new stone bridge and ... Read more >
Tags: footprints, peru, philosophy of travel
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [3303]
Our bridge is only a few hundred hauled-stones away
from completion when I wander up the hill following a rumor that the
men of the Quelqanqa are constructing a traditional "earth oven" or
pachamanca in which the feast, celebrating ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [1062]
i
remember in year 8, when we were taught about female circumcision in
some parts of africa, i started thinking for the first time about
cultural differences, and where we should draw the line between
ignorance and acceptance of respective social ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [1698]
After a night of tossing through below-freezing temperatures, the sun finally rises. And as I peer out of my tent to watch it chase away the shadows, melt the frost and fill our valley with fuzzy light and flushing warmth – I clearly understand, and ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [1426]
Our first mistake is thinking that we’ve come to organize and/or manage; our first lesson is realizing that the locals coordinating this project are professionally skilled and competent, and that the most valuable things we really have to offer are ... Read more >
Tags: culture, footprints, peru
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [2533] | Comments [1]
“Oh! It’s just so beautiful! To live in this amazing valley, pulling your meals from your garden, surrounded by your extended family, breathing fresh Andes air with views of glaciated peaks out your windows, all while living so close to the ground and ... Read more >
Tags: andes, footprints, history & politics, peru
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [3711]
Footprint in Peru, Day 6: a welcome to the house of great mountains
a community service project sponsored by World Nomads As
we descend into the valley, I can't help but feel like I'm strolling
through ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sat, 18 Aug 2007 | By yu-en-me | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 | By yu-en-me | Views [769]
after my little cycling escapade in argentina, i came straight to
peru (lima, to be exact,) to meet up with pamela, my
workmate-cum-friend while i was in santiago,chile. she had come back
home for her 3-week holiday, and it was a great opportunity ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By mikko | Views [1272]
The least important and most disappointing news to many. We didn´t get killed by the earthquake, actually I didn´t even feel it. It supposedly hit the area we were staying at around 4 richter scale, so nothing near the 7 at the epicenter. Aguas Calientes ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 | By mikko | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [1505]
In my defense, I have to point out that it really should have been the responsibility of Javier and Jairo to inquire as to my personal definition of “favorable weather” before asking me to make the offering to the Apus. In consideration of their logistical ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By jonno-nadia | Views [1341] | Comments [5]
Since I last filled you in we have been rather busy. Firstly, Machu Picchu. As you well know this is a place of huge reputation and a major moment in our South American adventure, it started early with a 6am train for 4 hours into the jungle of Peru ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By jonno-nadia | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 13 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [2546]
Veronica & her Apus “I knew you were better as soon as your laugh woke me up,” declares Javier. Indeed,
while my mental facilitates napped through a 13-hour siesta, my body,
with the assistance ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
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