A Journey on the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu by Theo Markopouliotis: “The first two days will be the hardest,” Virgilio said. Virgilio, our guide, had been leading this trek for more than a decade, helping newlyweds, families, and friends fulfill their lifelong dreams of hiking to Machu Picchu, often […]
A Hike through the Colca Canyon by Tim Ghazzawi: From behind the curtain of my dormitory bunk bed, I sat noiseless and still, debating whether to pretend to be asleep or help the poor girl out. It was almost midnight and I was to leave for a hike early the […]
Thoughts on Lima, Peru by Tim Ghazzawi: It’s not really about sea lions. We’ll get to those later. I took this picture in the Ballestas Islands, 150 miles south of Lima, where my story actually takes place. I’d left Peru’s capital city two nights prior and felt a surprising sense […]
A Teacher’s Strike en route to Machu Picchu, Peru by Tim Ghazzawi: For two days in the summer of 2017 the railway running to and from Machu Picchu was closed. Not for reconstruction purposes. Or because of inclement weather. But rather as a result of the ongoing teacher strikes that […]