WTF Was That? And Other Tales from the Jungle

After hugs, goodbyes, and hasta la proxima vezes in Calca, I made my way back to the apartment in Cusco. But not for long. After a couple of days, I caught a red-eye bus to Puerto Maldonado into the Amazon jungle. Maldonado is the capital of the Madre De Dios, and is considered the gateway to the southern Amazon. It’s hot. Really hot. …

Crammed Collectivos in the Valle

I’ve been on the move a lot over the last few weeks. From the montane ecosystems in the Andes to the low jungle to the high desert (future posts on the latter two to come). When I was first planning this trip, I thought about including Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Columbia in my itinerary. While I still want to visit …