My Favorite Peruvian Places & Experiences:Arequipa and Lake Titicaca This post accompanies my LIVE YouTube broadcast on 28 March 2021 …

Chinchero to Urquillos: All downhill…When Yiqian and I were ready to leave Chinchero, we asked directions for the path that …

Quest for Fiber: Chinchero TextilesI had been wanting to visit the Centro de Textiles in Chinchero for quite a while …

Huchuy Qosqo: Hiking up…up…up …and then down…down…down Since I moved here to Calca, I have been eyeing some zig-zag trails …

Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Causa Panchita’s Causa Last year when Rebecca (my daughter) and I visited Lima, I had the opportunity to have …

Quest for Fiber: Colores! Colores!Since I arrived in Calca, I have been trying to find a natural dyeing workshop to …

From Coca to Coffee and Cacao: Part 2 This is the second post in a two-part series about my excursion …

I have recently updated this post with better and more up-to-date links. However, this excursion took place in April of …

Growing Salt: The Salineras Crossing the Urubamba River Last year, when I was staying in Huarocondo near the Sacred Valley …

Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Calca’s Traditional Market A few years ago, I had a romantic notion of going to Mexico for a few …

Quest for Fiber: Revisting Arequipa’s Fiber Mills Last year, when I was in Arequipa, I wrote about my disappointment in …

The Cheese Shop I have now arrived in Huarocondo, a small village 37 km northwest of Cusco. It is really …

Smoothies? You ain’t Seen Nothin’ The Juice Ladies of San CamilloOne of the highlights of the San Camillo market in …

Shopping…Cooking…Eating: Tamales! En Peru! One day a couple weeks ago I asked my host, Adela if she knew how to …

Comprando en los Mercados y Tiendas * * Shopping in the Markets and Stores I went shopping one day this …

How to Get your Hair Washed and NOT go to the Movies in Peru! Okay, my Spanish is lousy! One …

Choquequirao Trek Part III: Down and then Up—AGAIN It rained most of the second night of our Choquequirao hike, and …

Choquequirao Trek Part II: Images of the Past Choquequirao means “cradle of gold” in the Quechua language. After another filling …

Choquequirao Trek Part I: Getting There Since Rebecca arrived, we have been busy experiencing travel and I have to apologize …

Return to Arequipa I returned to Arequipa on Monday in anticipation of Rebecca’s arrival this week. I had a free …

Trueno Y Relámpago! Tiempo Real!* * Thunder and Lightning! Real Weather!Almost every afternoon or evening, we get a violent thunderstorm …

Celebracion de 60 Compleaños en Isla Amantani (Or How I Spent My 60th Birthday) For the weekend of my 60th …

Islas! Islas!* * Islands! Islands!For the weekend of my 60th birthday (March 22), I decided to take a little tourist …

Quest for Fiber: Translating Tom Sawyer I made another excursion to the Sunday market in Acora where the Alpaca ladies …

The Arches of Chucuito and a Hike at 4100 Meters The tiny pueblo of Chucuito (about a 30 minute combi …

Quest for Fiber: The Alpaca Ladies of Acora I have not been very successful in my search for raw alpaca …

Quest for Fiber: Sometimes You Just Have to Ask! I have been wanting some lana de alpaca (alpaca yarn), but …

Revisiting Candelaria—On the Shores of Lake Titicaca I never seem to get tired of listening to Andean music. Today, I …

Quest for Fiber:Alpaca and Acrylic and TíteresThis post is written especially for my fiber-loving friends. As many of you know, …

I am in Love: Posada Santa Barbara 2021 Update: I see that you can now reserve a room for Posada …

Estoy en Puno! I am spending the week in the Puno area to scout out a place to live for …

Courage? This blog entry is especially for all those people who have commented to me about how brave I am …

20 Nuevo Soles for 2 New Soles* * The title is a play on words: The currency in Peru is …

The Fiesta de la Candelaria in Arequipa The Fiesta de la Candelaria is a festival in honor of the Virgin …

Quest for Fiber—Quechua Weaving I visited Michell’s mill today where they have a museum, Mundo Alpaca, dedicated to alpaca fiber …

Food: Chapter 2—Chinese-Peruvian Fusion…It’s Nothing New Adela’s Lomo Saltado Last night at dinner at my guesthouse, Adela made a traditional …

The Benefits of Coca Last Sunday, Blanca, Manuel’s sister showed me her package of pulverized coca leaves that you can …

A Ship in the Harbor is Safe… This blog is a bit embarrassing to write, because I have to admit …

Food: Chapter 1–Avoiding McDonalds in Arequipa A lot of cool things happened to me today, but I will save most …

View of Volcano Misti from my guesthouse in Arequipa Estoy Aqui! After waiting 10 hours in the Lima airport—on the …

Cathy is Going to Peru! In two weeks I am off to a new adventure. In October, I sold the …