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Six of us decided to take a weekend trip to Lake Titicaca this past weekend. Several of the other volunteers had done this trip and recommended it so those of us who had not gone yet got a group together and signed up. The itinerary had us leaving on the overnight bus out of Cusco to Puno, a large city on the northwest coast of the lake and the departure point for… Read More
Thursday in Spanish class we had a field trip. Ricardo, our Spanish teacher, offered to take Elizabeth and I (the only two in the class) on an excursion to the local market, Molino. Elizabeth and I thought it would be great to go and see it so we agreed with Ricardo’s proposal. To the tourists and visitors Molino is known as the black market because it is possible to buy, amongst other… Read More
On Sunday morning, the day after horseback riding in the mountains, I had originally planned to take a bus over to Pisac to visit the very large market that happens there every week. However since I was fighting a cold and feeling very tired I decided to head back to Cusco and venture to Pisac on another day. Carrie was remaining for another night in Urubamba in order to attend a yoga… Read More
We got up Saturday morning filled with anticipation. Today we were going to be horseback riding for the day in the mountains around Urubamba. After a wonderfully fresh breakfast with jam, eggs, and produce directly from the grounds of the hotel, we were picked up at 8am by our guide. The drive to the ranch was about an hour and mostly consisted of following the river along the valley floor passing small… Read More
Friday after finishing up at our project Carrie and I headed to Urubamba. Because she had asked earlier at the Maximo office where we to find the buses that we needed we headed straight for the bus terminal. When we got there, It turned out it was not actually a terminal, but rather a kind of courtyard with an assortment of vehicles stacked up waiting for passengers. Traditional busses, mini-vans of various… Read More
Thursday was Julie’s last night in the house and as is the custom she picked out a place for us to go have dinner. I had lent her my travel book earlier in the week when we were discussing possible places. There were several interesting restaurants mentioned in the book that featured Peruvian food and also that had a floor show with local music and folk dancing. She ended up picking one… Read More
My explorations have been curtailed a bit as I am nursing my foot-it has to be better in time to do the Inca trail in three weeks. Consequently I am not roaming around the city as much as I have the past two weeks. A taxi now gets me to and from the project minimizing the time on my foot and simultaneously removing any possibility for new discoveries. I hope to be… Read More
Today was Carnival and when I woke up around 6:30am and peeked out the window in my room near my bed I saw blue sky which, perhaps, was a good omen for the big festival on the plaza later in the day. As usual the room had warmed up overnight so it was not a big problem to get out of bed. I slowly put some pressure on my injured foot and… Read More
I had big plans when I left the house Thursday morning. My Spanish class had been moved to 11:30 thus I had an extra hour and a half in the morning to do some touring or just wander around a bit. I decided to use that time to visit the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art. My travel book highly recommended it and I had also heard good things from others. The advice I… Read More
Now that I have settled into a routine I thought I would share a typical day. I get up somewhere between 7-8am, depending on what time I went to bed the night before and how much Spanish homework I have left to do. My room is very comfortable, if somewhat chilly- I have three heavy alpaca blankets on my bed and I usually sleep in a fleece as well. The temperature in… Read More
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