ReluctantTourist

  After the 10 hour train journey from Puno we arrive in Cusco, met by Larry who is not an[…]

Imagine the scene, the camera swoops down along the street as the great detective arrives at the train station in[…]

Sunday in Puno and our first day off from trekking and sightseeing in two weeks. We’re in the Titilaka hotel[…]

  This trip has been very much about contrasts, Temperatures ranging between zero to 38 degrees, landscapes of beach, mountain,[…]

  Iñak Uyu    . 1517 Iñak Uyu For we are here at Iñak Uyu,  the house of the chosen Virgins, we[…]

  The city at the edge   . Rodrigo’s minivan is winding its way through the rainy streets of El[…]

 . Why do this to yourself? This isn’t a holiday this is an assault on the body. . I had[…]

If you look to the side of this post or at the comments on the last two posts you’ll see[…]

  Salta is the Watford Gap of Argentina, a sort of staging post between Buenos Aires and Peru.    A[…]

  Esteban the dog sleeps in the shop entrance. It’s Sunday afternoon in Salta and the streets are empty. The powerfully hot[…]