Category Archives: Peru

Going to this clay lick was possibly one of my favorite things I have ever done. It seemed like the whole sky was made of rainbow feathers. Flocks of red and green, yellow and blue macaws soared past–like a living prism. A gang of toucans came through chirping loudly. I was the first to spotContinue reading “Macaw clay lick, Tambopata”

Yes. It’s just as good as I imagined. Better. So much to explore and it truly defies comprehension how they formed these stones to fit together so perfectly–like so many locking pieces. And why at the very top? The mystery of it all is that nobody knows. Our calves were killing us by the endContinue reading “Machu Picchu”

You can’t fit a knife blade between these stones. And they aren’t small. HOW they managed to construct these citadels truly baffles. The idea of UFO involvement doesn’t seem so far fetched when standing next to these monster stones all evenly placed by a people who who didn’t even use the wheel. Incredible place . Continue reading “Sacsayhuamán, Cusco”

The main plaza of Cusco is protected by an encirclement of Spanish cathedrals and churches. The bells go off at 5am sharp every morning and clang for half an hour, until everyone in the city has thought enough swear words that they have to drag themselves to church to repent of. I loved the narrowContinue reading “Cusco”

We spent the day exploring–sneaking away from our guide to see as much as we could. Iridescent blue butterflies caused us to stop in our tracks as they floated by, big as sheets of paper. You can’t help but stare in silence. We found a walking stick bug!! Can you believe it! Of all theContinue reading “The Amazing Amazon, Chuncho Lodge”