Colca Canyon, Perú After a grueling four-day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu, I decided to take on another challenge. Located about 100 miles from Arequipa, we had a 2 am wake up call to go on a 2-day mission and hike down the 3,270 m (10,725 ft) Colca Canyon, also know as the secondContinue reading
Machu Picchu, Perú About 3 miles outside of Machu Picchu lies the town where overpriced food, souvenirs and hotels are located. Well, at least for Peruvian standards. Yet in this tiny town is where a lot of tourists end up either starting their Machu Picchu visit or ending their multi-day hikes. And after Inca TrailContinue reading
Machu Picchu, Perú We woke up at 3:00 am to the sound of raindrops hitting our tent. The final day of our hike finally came. After 3 long strenuous days of climbing up and down uneven, grueling thousand steps including the hardest ascent of 900 meters in one day, this is it. We were upContinue reading
Cusco, Peru fter the initial culture and altitude shock, the excitement of being in a new place and starting a new adventure, life in Cusco started to feel more normal, more habitual and more familiar. Being thousands of miles away in a small town that speaks another language from what you’ve been used to, asContinue reading
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Cusco, Peru In 2012, I spent two months abroad in a continent I haven’t been before. I’ve always wanted to travel and experience a different culture and to spend an extended time in a place where language, way of life, beliefs and altitude are different from what I’ve been used to. It gave meContinue reading
