Monthly Archives: June 2012

Salkantay Trek: The (Incan) Road to Machu Picchu–June 8-11, 2012

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Mike

With less than a month remaining in our “many moons,” the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu was really our final big event before flying home to rejoin the daily grind of reality. Machu Picchu is one of those places that … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Ruin the Incas: June 6 – 7

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Sarah

The last “big ticket” item of our year long adventure began with our visit to the Incan ruins around Cusco and would finish with a hike to Machu Picchu. I was super excited to learn more about the Incas and … Continue reading →

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Colca Canyon: Cold Hot Springs, Warm Beds, and Mike Fights a Crazy Lady!–June 2-5

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mike

Having enjoyed Puno much more than we had expected, we said goodbye to Lake Titicaca on Saturday morning and began the long journey to the tiny village of Cabanaconde, at the head of Peru’s large Colca Canyon. We were hoping … Continue reading →

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Lake Titicaca: More than Dirty Jokes: May 29 – June 1

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Sarah

Lake Titicaca is the world’s largest high altitude lake and is shared between Bolivia and Peru. It is famous for its floating islands made of reeds and for being the site of the origination of the Incas. Mike and I … Continue reading →

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Getting High in the Andes (The Raff Way): Climbing Huyana Potosi–May 25-27

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Mike

 While in Chalalan, we’d decided to attempt to climb 6,088 m Huyana Potosi; neither of us was in any kind of climbing shape, but the mountain charmed us when we flew by its upper portions last week, and so we … Continue reading →

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