Alpaca sold by the box. I can see it now. Okay so I’m day dreaming a little, but bare with me for a second. So like I was saying … the thought occurred to me recently in one of my more illuminated moments that if Alpaca were sold in my grocery store it might look [...]

Machu Picchu. Inca ruins. Stunning Cathedrals. These are just a few of the architectural and cultural marvels that one expects to see in the magnificent country of Peru. In fact, no matter where one travels in Peru, one is greeted by new wonders that never cease to amaze. For I found in short order that [...]

Exhausted from a long day of hiking and exploring the city of Cusco, I slumped lifelessly into our booth at Don Mercelo’s corner pizzeria, too tired to move, too hungry to eat. I dutifully leafed through the menu before tossing it aside, unimpressed. “You know, I could really just go for an Inca Kola right [...]

My list is in the blue notebook, toward the back, hidden, and written in short-hand to avoid potential embarassment should I accidentally leave it in the back seat of a rental car again. Admit it. You have one, too. You may not go to such great lengths as I to conceal it — you may [...]

This year in travel brought the unexpected, the unpredictable, and sometimes, the unpleasant. It involved getting sick, getting injured, and getting lost. But, like every other year, it has also proven immeasurably rewarding. Our travels, no matter how brief they may have been at times, have taught us so much about this amazing planet and [...]

I snapped this photo of a young boy in traditional local dress during our home-stay on Lake Titicaca’s Isla Taquile. He was playing with several other children in the island’s Plaza de Armas, or main square. The children took turns climbing to the roof of this building and dropping things down to the others below. [...]

Lake Titicaca is not always the top item on one’s agenda when planning a trip to Peru. It wasn’t exactly the first destination on our list either; in fact, it was second on our back-up plan! When we had to cancel our Inca Trail trek due to a lingering injury, we scrambled to fill our [...]

High atop the beautiful, windswept altiplano of Southern Peru lies the expansive and enigmatic Lake Titicaca– the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest lake in South America. The lake splits its territory between nations, with 60% of its waters belonging to Peru, and 40% to Bolivia. Although far less traveled than the [...]

Step off your boat, onto the hay, and meet the Uros people – a people shrouded in mystery, wrapped in myth and lore. According to legend, they are the oldest people on the earth – older than the sun itself, their existence stretching back to times long ago. A peculiar people – set apart in [...]