With Peru’s long history of textile weaving and handicrafts, perhaps no country in Latin America provides more opportunity for shopping. Partners of shopaholics beware. The question when looking for the best Peru souvenirs is where to begin. Craft markets, stalls, street vendors and shopping centers are everywhere in Peru. From the cities of Lima […]
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Sacsayhuaman Peru or Peru’s Sexy Woman?
I am puzzled. Very puzzled. Raul, our Peruvian guide, announces with a wide grin, “Today we will see Peru’s sexy woman!” Raul’s mischievous brown eyes twinkle as I groggily drink my coca tea at breakfast. Although pronounced sexy woman with a dash of drawl, ( Sac-say-hua-man) we would be visiting the ruins of Sacsayhuaman Peru. […]
Winay Wayna in the Shadow of Machu Picchu
Sitting in the shadow of it’s show-off world famous neighbor Machu Picchu, a mere 4 miles (6kms) away on Peru’s Inca trail, the ruins of Winay Wayna lay quietly eclipsed by the far more popular ancient Incan city. Bucket list hikers who have spent three previous days slogging on the high altitude trail, with travel visions […]
Should You Pay for Travel Photos?
Arriving in Peru, our guide instructed that if taking photos of locals, payment is expected and the courteous thing to do. Explaining about the poverty in much of Peru, posing for tourists keen to capture the perfect photograph of Peruvians in traditional dress, has become a way for those in need to make a living. Tp pay […]
With Apologies To The Marine Iguanas of Galapagos
I didn’t mean to scream so much. It’s just that I couldn’t see them. Most every rocky shore of the Galapagos islands is home to the marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). In some areas it is not uncommon for the only sea going iguana in the world to be at a density of 4500 iguanas per […]
Playing Peru’s Sapo Game – Shut The Frog Up!
The object of the Peru Sapo frog game is to choke the frog. Before you get excited about animal cruelty, the word Sapo, which is Spanish for frog or toad, is the center piece of a centuries old game played in Peru. Our introduction to playing the Sapo frog game came in the courtyard of a […]
