The Summer I Turned 50
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.9: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 8: Lima and farewell
Alltrips have an end, and ours came with a final stop in Lima before we headed back to Europe. Lima is a huge city, and we ended up only seeing a tiny fraction of it: we were a bit drained by all previous stops, and, while it seemed like a good idea before the trip, […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.8: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 8: Amazon
Wearrived in Puerto Maldonado early in the morning after spending a full night on the bus from Cusco, which surprisingly was more comfortable than any flight I've ever taken. Although the sun had just risen, the temperature was already high, along with the humidity. It was a drastic climate change from the Cordillera, confirming that […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.7: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 7: Valle Sagrado
Afterthe Inca Trail we went back to Cusco, and from there we left for another series of visits in the Valle Sagrado, the Inca’s sacred valley. We first met the woman of the Chinchero cooperative working the alpaca wool, then we moved to the Chinchero market, then to its Inca constructions, then to Mirai’s, then […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.6: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 6: hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
SinceI landed in Lima I have been reading “Turn right at Machu Picchu” by Mark Adams, a quite funny account of Machu Picchu “discovery” by Hiram Bingham in 1911, and of the (often hilarious) adventures the author lived when he set out to retrace Bingham’s path, I was therefore really looking forward to hike the […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.5: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 5: Cusco
Togo from Puno to Cusco one has to traverse the delirious town of Juliaca (so close to the Bolivian border to have based most of its economy on smuggling…), then cross the La Raya pass (and its gift market!), then stand probably the most boring Peruvian guide through innumerable impressive Inca temples (and again their […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.4: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 4: Lago Titicaca
Whenwe arrived in Puno, we could have easily mistaken Lake Titicaca for the sea so much it was big, but being at 3800 m we were quickly reminded of the altitude: from my vague headache to the feverish sickness of my companions, we had to take our time to acclimate.The Titicaca islands could not […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.2: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 2: Canon del Colca.
Anyonewho knows me knows how much I love the mountains: hiking, trekking, climbing, I simply crave moving on and off the trails, with everything I need in my backpack and a sense of adventure in my heart. The mountains have always been a sanctuary for me, a place where I feel at peace and connected […]
[The Summer I Turned 50] 3.1: looking for adventures in Perù with long-time friends. Part 1: Arequipa.
Imet M. and P. 38 years ago in a humid cellar-like storage room the local church in Turin San Salvario, gave to the boy scout group for their activities. At the time the we were about 11 years old, the youngest of the pack, and we have been friends ever since. Many things have happened […]
