This is a series detailing some of what appear at first to be more mundane details of a place, but will hopefully be illuminating as insights into the grind behind the “glamour.” Power and Internet Power and internet have been shaky again this month after a few consecutive moves without problems. We’ve lost power a … Read more
Everyday Essentials: Cusco
November 29th, 2013 | Posted by in Dogs | Everyday Essentials | Peru | The Places We've Been - (4 Comments)Historic Center of Cusco
November 28th, 2013 | Posted by in Peru | The Places We've Been - (0 Comments)Cusco’s centro is usually all most tourists see of the city before heading out to the Sacred Valley or Machu Picchu, which isn’t surprising given how bright and active, cultural and historical, and full of shops, restaurants, textiles, and music it is. It is charming and cobblestoned and full of character. From our apartment, it’s … Read more
Mate de Coca
November 27th, 2013 | Posted by in Ecuador | Food | Peru | The Places We've Been - (3 Comments)Mate de Coca (pronounced: mah-tay day coh-cah, translated: Coca Tea) is a very regular part of life in the Andes. For thousands of years the indigenous peoples of the region have chewed the leaves, which continue to play physical, economic, social, and spiritual roles in the local communities as they have since ancient times. Today … Read more
Cusco, Peru: An Introduction (And Cuenco to Cusco Part 6)
November 26th, 2013 | Posted by in Peru | The Places We've Been - (1 Comments)The final day of our odyssey from Cuenca to Cusco was a bit more relaxed than the previous three. We woke up just before six so we could go downstairs and tragically fail at buying World Cup tickets – apparently in round one of ticket sales six million people applied for the roughly one million … Read more
Cuenca to Cusco Part 5 – The Sites
November 25th, 2013 | Posted by in Peru | The Places We've Been - (7 Comments)Our four day drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Cusco, Peru was both long and eventful, so we’re going to break it up into pieces and give the rundown one segment at a time. Read Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border, Part 2 – The Vigilante, Part 3 – Stranded in the Desert, and Part 4 – Lima first if … Read more
Cuenca to Cusco Part 4 – Lima
November 24th, 2013 | Posted by in Lodging | Peru | The Places We've Been - (13 Comments)Our four day drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Cusco, Peru was both long and eventful, so we’re going to break it up into pieces and give the rundown one segment at a time. Read Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border, Part 2 – The Vigilante, and Part 3 – Stranded in the Desert first if … Read more
Cuenca to Cusco Part 3 – Stranded in the Desert
November 20th, 2013 | Posted by in Peru | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been - (5 Comments)Our four day drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Cusco, Peru was both long and eventful, so we’re going to break it up into pieces and give the rundown one segment at a time. Read Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border and Part 2 – The Vigilante first if you want. This post covers the first … Read more
Cuenca to Cusco Part 2 – The Vigilante
November 19th, 2013 | Posted by in Dogs | Lodging | Oh | Peru | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been - (8 Comments)Our four day drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Cusco, Peru was both long and eventful, so we’re going to break it up into pieces and give the rundown one segment at a time. Read Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border first if you want. This post covers the second half of our first day of … Read more
Border Crossing: Ecuador / Peru
November 18th, 2013 | Posted by in Border Crossings | Dogs | Ecuador | Peru - (5 Comments)We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually). These articles are not a definitive guide to crossing borders nor should they be used as a sole source of information. They are our experiences. When, Where, and Which … Read more
Cuenca to Cusco Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border
November 17th, 2013 | Posted by in Border Crossings | Ecuador | Oh | Peru | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been - (10 Comments)Our four day drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Cusco, Peru was both long and eventful, so we’re going to break it up into pieces and give the rundown one segment at a time. This post covers the first half of our first day of driving, from Cuenca, Ecuador to the mountain border crossing at Macará. … Read more