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El Misti volcano in the distance, outside Arequipa, Peru

Missed opportunity at El Misti volcano

February 7, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

I’ve always wanted to hike a volcano. There’s no source for this desire of mine that I know of — no suppressed trigger from my childhood, no daredevilish dream needing realizing, no genetic memory of mountaineering in my family tree….

Wingspan of the Andean Condor, Colca Canyon, Peru photo

Colca Canyon and Cabanaconde, Peru travel guide – The YEH, MEH, NAHs

February 5, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

The cañón mas grande, Colca Canyon, Peru, is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon and much more difficult to reach. The bone-shaking, heart-skipping bus ride from Arequipa is worthwhile for anyone looking to put a little distance…

Cabana woman in a traditional embroidered hat, Cabanaconde, Colca Canyon, Peru photo

Haberdashery: Better than head-smashery

January 24, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Back in Pre-Hispanic times, two ethnic groups in the Colca Canyon area of Peru deformed their babies’ skulls — the Collagua into a taller, tapered noggin, the Cabana into a mesa-shaped cranium. Was the Collagua’s headscaping a disturbed bid for…

Funeral procession in the plaza, Cabanaconde, Colca Canyon, Peru

In the sun, in the shade

January 22, 2013 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Today, the remote village of Cabanaconde in Colca Canyon, Peru feels like a place that’s just rolled out of bed — mussed, shuffle-footed, and a little slow to react. The mood is the same as in that first part of…

Sad pasta, fork grabber by Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half

I’m a sad person holding a fork

January 16, 2013 · by Lauren · in Travel Stories

What is it about having future plans for travel adventure that makes all the difference in how I feel about today? There’s a drawing that shows up on my computer’s desktop, in rotation with others I’ve kept because they make…

Big Bird meme Romney unemployment fired

Romney vs Big Bird, and our other distractions

October 4, 2012 · by Lauren · in Detritus

It’s been a while since we’ve shared our travel stories. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Politics Todd and I both have been caught up in the Presidential brouhaha, watching both conventions and last…

Sunset in the Colca Canyon valley, Peru photo

Views to die for in Colca Canyon

September 19, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Having carrion-craving birds circling in the hot updrafts above you can indicate that those expert hunters of the dead and dying consider you a likely next meal. The condors in Colca Canyon, Peru may have smelled my sweat, thick with…

Cabanaconde donkey, Colca Canyon, Peru drawing

Drawings from a hike in Colca Canyon, Peru

September 13, 2012 · by Todd · in Peru, Travel Art

I made these drawings in Colca Canyon, Peru while resting my very sore legs from our long but rewarding hike.

Tall mountain view, Colca Canyon, Peru photo

Packing list for a Colca Canyon hike

September 11, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

Trekking into Colca Canyon, Peru, the world’s deepest canyon, is relatively easy because there are small villages a short day’s trek apart. At these villages, guesthouses are ready to provide hikers with hearty country meals, bottled water, beds, and the…

View toward Llahuar from the ridge, Colca Canyon, Peru photo

Hike Colca Canyon without a guide: Map and trail guide to Llahuar

September 10, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Guides

The most compelling benefit of hiking Colca Canyon, Peru without a guide is that you can trek at your own pace. This means you can crick your neck watching circling Andean condors, stalk birds and beasts, and stop and smell…

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