How tourism is benefitting … and polluting the ancient city. IN 2007 MACHU PICCHU was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World…
TOURISM IN MACHU PICCHU: BLESSING OR CURSE?
Posts published in “Spring 2019”
GAYS BEAR THE CROSS IN PERU
Catholicism and gay rights do not find harmony in this South American country. “COFFEE IS A SERIOUS AS A SACRAMENT,” I read as I walked…
WHEN IN PERU
One must always be prepared for the ups and downs of travel. Don’t talk to me By Khyla Wallace CATCALLING IS AN international epidemic among…
FOOD, MEDICINE & ENTERTAINMENT
The different faces of the cuy, our Guinea pig. IN SOME PLACES, they are kept as lovable pets, yet in Peru they are considered the…
HOT SPRINGS, NOT THAT HOT
Aguas Calientes, a required stop on the way to Machu Picchu, is quaint and chaotic. DESPITE BEING WEDGED between Peru’s lush green mountains along the…
ALPACAS FOR ALL BUDGETS
You come to Peru, you leave with alpacas UP IN THE ANDES in the Peruvian region of Cusco, Quechua people work to make intricate patterns…
COLORS ACROSS THE SEA
Hues and meaning on the other side of the Equator ON THE EARLY MORNING of Jan. 1, 2018, the city of Lima, Peru, was quiet.…
A TASTE OF PERU
Eating in this Latin American country is much tastier than you could have ever imagined. The Chinese-Peruvian experience By Lizzie LeBow NONE OF US knew…