Archive for December, 2006

Machupicchu and the Sacred Valley
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

We couldn’t leave Peru without visiting it’s most famous ruins. Located in the sacred Valley and hidden amongst some enormous mountains, Machupicchu has been luring thousands of tourists to Peru every year. After being several months in Peru it was about time we paid the mysterious ruins a visit. Here is a selection of videos [...]

Don´t blame me, I voted Llama
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

I want to expound a little about the election process here in Peru. Lucky for me, I arrived at a perfect time to see political madness unfold before my eyes in this country. the presidential elections were a little less than a year ago, but the local and regional elections were on Nov 9, 2006. [...]

Cock fight!
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

OK, this is another post about a subject that I don´t completely enjoy, but I promised to bring you my entire trip unfiltered, so close your eyes if you must. I went to my very first cockfight the other day. Not just A cockfight but THE cockfight in Peru. The national championships. Cock fight 1 [...]

Finally! Projects are completed.
Friday, December 1st, 2006

This can´t be true, our projects are complete? How could we actually be done? You mean no more rickety trucks, no more endless hikes through the mountains. No more cold nights in huts with Paul getting up every 30 min to pee. No more electric BLUE restrooms to paint? I can´t believe it. What will [...]