Trisha's posts with tag: glacier
|  | When I first went to Peru in 1999, I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime trip and never thought I would return. Then, I visited all the places I had read about Peru since I was 15 - Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Nazca Lines, jungle trip, etc... Well, Peru started my immense love and interest for South America and subsequently, I returned to Peru 2 more times.
In 1999, I visited Lima, Nazca, Arequipa, Cuzco and the Manu Biosphere Reserve. Unfortunately, the photos of 1999 were non-digital so they will not be showcased here.
In 2003, I made an impromptu decision to visit Peru again when I found myself at the northernmost end of Chile. Thoroughly unprepared, I headed north as instinct told me there were more to discover there. That trip brought me to more ruins and earlier cultures OTHER than the famous Incas around Trujillo, Chiclayo and Chachapoyas.
Then, as part of my South America 2005 trip, I tumbled down the length of Peru and visited more places steeped in history and culture like Chiclayo and Cajamarca and marvelled at the Andean mountains around Huaraz and scenery of Colca Canyon. Indeed, Peru is an enigma, a treasure, a cultural gem.
Special thanks to Percy, Dante, Emiko, their Mama, Fernando for hosting me, for sharing the history, culture and politics of Peru and their lives with me, to Danitza for the fun lessons of making glass jewellery, to Raquel for the great connection we share. |
| | I lived 2 months in Buenos Aires in 2002 and studied Spanish in a school there. The beautiful city with the highly-intellectual and emotive culture touched me deeply. I grew to love the city and the people so much and feel so comfortable there that I call Buenos Aires my second home.
After Christmas, I travelled to the very south of Argentina - Ushuaia and slowly headed up to the glacier region around Calafate, El Chalten, before stopping by the wine region of Mendoza and making my way to the northern somewhat Andean towns of Cachi, Humahuaca, Tilcara, Iruya, and through the spectacular canyons, highlands and salt-pan near Salta.
In 2005, I returned again to Mi Buenos Aires Querido to visit my old friends and meet new ones. I thoroughly love it here, great literary culture, tonnes of activities happening in the city, highly creative handicraft fairs... I felt absolutely at home. Only when I forced myself to leave Buenos Aires did I feel my journey actually begin. On my return, I dropped by Mendoza, Cordoba, Mar del Plata before returning to Buenos Aires again for Christmas and New Year.
Special thanks to Pablo, Natalia and families... truly my BEST friends, to Claudia, Claudio, Leo, Raquel and Nadia for hosting me, to Anabel, Diego, Sabrina, Carla, Dario, Cintia, Rodrigo for spending time with me, exchanging a few laughs and for making me feel so welcome and so comfortable in their gorgeous country!! |
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