The old man motioned from the dark opening. Come in, he prompted, come here. Steph called over her shoulder as she crossed the street, “Doug, come on, let’s check it out.” Click here for the rest…
The old man motioned from the dark opening. Come in, he prompted, come here. Steph called over her shoulder as she crossed the street, “Doug, come on, let’s check it out.” Click here for the rest…
Photos from our travels in August 2008 are posted at: http://www.hackneys.com/gallery/v/travel/ These photos are from Peru and include Machu Picchu, the Salinas, etc. .
We stopped at Cabo Blanco, Peru, for lunch today. Cabo Blanco is popularly known for a couple of things, and less known for two additional things, both arguably more significant. From our lunch spot, we could see…
After more than a month of driving chicken bus roads, where our typical day’s average speed hovered around 20 to 30 kilometers per hour (12.5 – 18.6 mph), it was heaven to be on the Panamericana cruising along at a…
If you had to choose between black and white, which would you choose? The Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain Range) is the second highest mountain range in the world, trailing only the Himalayas, and features thirty three major peaks…
I updated our expedition route map to reflect our recent camp sites. I also added elevation data to the info window for each waypoint. The expedition route map is located here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/index-routemap.htm Please note: To view the information for a…
One common denominator of developing country travel is chicken bus roads. No matter where you go in the world, if you get off the tourist trail and out into the places where the regular people live, work and…
The Nazca Lines are located in southwest Peru near the modern-day city of Nazca. They were created by the Nazca culture, who flourished there between 200 B.C.E. and 600 C.E. During those 800 years, the Nazca created a…
We just completed a two day run from our last stop, Ollantaytambo, Peru, to what we hope is our last obligatory tourist activity in Peru, Nazca, home of the famous Nazca lines. On our trip here we covered…
The 22 highland weavers of Patacancha, Peru received payment for goods sold today. Their efforts to revitalize and maintain the skills of the ancient craft were rewarded with a small percentage of the millions of tourist dollars that annually…