A traditional Andean home.Relaxing before lunch.Llots of Llamas!
Saturday Morning: visited by women who taught us about spinning, weaving, and dyeing wool.Stayed for the night in the backyard of one of our porter’s.Journal writing and break before lunch.Big climb!A hearty group – almost to the top.
Sunday morning: descent and thanks to porters, cooks, guides, and drivers.
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Munaychay
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Editor’s note: for chronological clarity, this entry was written on Friday. Today was day 6 in Peru- day 3 at munaychay! We started the day bright and early with a breakfast consisting of bread with jam and butter along with scrambled eggs courtesy of Jack and Cortlin. Next it was time to start the work....
The shaman spoke Quechua and called upon countless apus to protect us. He gave us each three coca leaves so that we could make the intentions of our journeys known to the apus. We then buried the leaves, giving them to Pachamama, or “Mother Earth.”
It was warm out this morning rather than the usual cool. Our breakfast crew, promptly after wake up, cooked a delicious breakfast of oatmeal -Mazel tov. Everyone got ready- two full water bottles, sunscreen and full brimmed hat in hand – and began the walk down to the bus, some stepping with exhaustion, some with...
