I love Peru and now it is fair to say another 18 people do as well. I started this contribution while sitting on the train to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu with 17 enthusiastic British travellers and one fine Irishman. The tour was put on by Travelsphere. Everyone was understandable excited to visit the so-called 'Lost City of the Incas,' but as always when guiding in Peru it … [Read more...]
Dead Dogs and Trash – Daily Life in the Peruvian Highlands (Cusco)
This was the first blog I wrote from Peru.... It was written in 'real' time. I do not want to change it, but obviously want to point out I no longer live in Peru and Finn has grown! At the time I was working on a project for a Canadian-funded agency. The project was interesting (on paper) and it did give me fairly open access to higher levels of government in the region. In … [Read more...]