What another amazing account of your travels! I'm glad to see another person posting epic articles! What a treat this is for my senses. As you say so well, it is sad to consider that many people in this world have no idea that such beauty and landscape exists in our world. I think of all people I have came across on this platform, you must be the one who likes tourists and big crowds as much as I do, especially when surrounded by such magnificent wilderness!
Yesterday, as I happen to go to the village near where I live, between two little villages, a buddy asked me if I was going to the St. Pat's Party, a.k.a. drunkfest coming up. I gladly declined with a giant smile and wished him a great time.
Quilmes seemd just amazing, what an architecture of city! WOW!!! As you say so well, the Incas never cease to amaze me either.
Were the horses wild in the beginning of your story there?! A little further, after the ride with the three generation ladies, you took a picture were there seems to be the illusive "guanaco" or is it an alpaca? While on questions, what is "rucula"? By the way, a big thanks for the out-loud laughter on this couple of sentence at the end: "This woman was me, but the X-rated version. It’s good to know there are always higher goals in life to work towards to. " Priceless!
Alright, it was a wicked journey, thanks a bunch for sharing with us all, I soaked every bit of it. Safe travels, keep your smile, thrive on and namaste! :)
Wow, thanks for reading it so intensely and sharing your ever-inspiring comments with me. I read your latest stories and I think we indeed have a lot in common travel-wise haha, maybe you're one of the few people I could share a nice trek with ;) Which Inca cities did you visit so far? I traveled through some of the more and some of the less obvious, and every time I succeed with trembling legs. I mean wow!
To answer your question: yes, the horses were wild. A vegan-approved photo that is ;). Sadly the lama you mentioned (guanaco's are more down south, alpacas more up in Peru I heard) is captured for tourist-photo-opportunities, often having little kids on its back. Humanity happens. Rucula is spicy salad a.k.a. my severe addiction. Erin liked it too... sigh... ;)
Thanks a bunch for the quick response and extra smiles. I really like your sense of humour. In this lifetime, I have mostly travelled within and haven't been outside of North America yet! Every single person who has met me since I was a kid assume that I have been all over the world though, so much so that I was given the nickname of Universal Man and the likes by many groups of friends over the years. Pre-Columbian South America is fascinating for me and, lately, the Kogis have been my main attraction, out in Columbia. Yet, as you can see, I have travelled quite a bit within the Canadian border, especially British Columbia and Quebec. I also had the opportunity to visit both coasts from north to south and vice versa.
Anyhow, have a great time out there with Erin, she sounds like just the right person for you to journey with right now! Keep your smile and namaste :)