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    Post bus-scribbles - unwinding

    PERU | Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [657]

    So the previous writings were things we learned on our way to Chavín. The ride itself was a bit long, the ruins were nice, but not as cool as Tikal (in Guate), and the ride back was pretty intensely long. When I got back, I knocked on Fleur and Kuwait’s ... Read more >

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    Bus scribbles

    PERU | Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [664]

    [from the bus-trip] -travelling Peru is not for those who get carsick -started at 3100m; climbing to 4600m -“Chavín” maybe comes from “Chaupín” which meant “center of everything” -Incas tried to conquest Chavíñeros ... Read more >

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    The Chaskis (porters) carry provisions and tents for trekkers on the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. The small stature of these men belies their strength – they carry loads of over 30kg and climb nimbly up and down the mountain sides at high altitude. They are the descendants of highly trained runners (also called Chaskis) who used the extensive network of roads built by the Inca to deliver messages throughout the vast empire: by wijew, Views[1228]
    The Chaskis (porters) carry provisions and tents for trekkers on the Inca Trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. The small stature of these men belies their strength – they carry loads of over 30kg and climb nimbly up and down the mountain sides at high altitude. They are the descendants of highly trained runners (also called Chaskis) who used the extensive network of roads built by the Inca to deliver messages throughout the vast empire

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