“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” ~ John Muir
The pain began not long after we started the first major uphill stretch of our hike to Los Torres - the famous Torres del …
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Five Things – plus a few extra
So we've been a bit off the grid on vacation in Bogotá for the past ten days. We first visited this city in 2012, back when we were travel babies (Colombia was the third country we visited). We fell …
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First World Problems in a Third World Life
In the middle of washing my hair last week, the bathroom suddenly went dark. The power was out...again. In the pitch black of the shower, I scrambled to turn off the water before it went ice cold. …
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The Agricultural Laboratory at Moray
Imagine the largest empire in pre-Colombian America: Tawantinsuyo, the Incan Empire. At its height, the empire stretched from modern day Ecuador and Colombia down into modern day Bolivia and Chile, …
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Inti Raymi – The Inkan Festival of the Sun – Part 2
This is Part 2 of Inti Raymi - You can read Part 1 here.
This is a day of great joy
We should all rejoice
Our joyous hearts are invigorated
Cheered by the pure air
Oh my Sun! Oh my …
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Inti Raymi – The Inkan Festival of the Sun – Part 1
Mighty Sun!
Our only Father!
Source of Warmth,
Fountain of Happiness,
I salute you
With joy and I venerate you
On this, your great day.
God of Day!
Burning Sun!
Inti Raymi was one of …
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Living La Vida Local: A Day in the Life of Cusco
There is a rhythm to the days here, an ebb and flow of quiet juxtaposed with flurried activity. We wake to the quiet of the morning (or, quite often, to the sound of fireworks going off). As the high …
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Scenes from Cusco
We are just about halfway through our time here in Cusco. Here are some of our fave pics from walks in and around town.
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Living La Vida Local: Our Cusqueña Cocina
This week we thought we'd give you a peek at what our kitchen here in Cusco looks like. Our kitchen here is pretty basic, but it does have a few perks. First of all, it's actually IN our apartment, …
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