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Salkantay Trek with Mountain Lodges of Peru: Day 6!
Published: May 14th 2013South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay Trail* Our last day of trekking. Even though a bit of “vacation fatigue” is setting in, especially with the constant moving around. When I think about everything that has happened and everything we have seen, though, it feels like so much more life than a week normally brings, and so I am incredibly happy to have had every moment of it. * The morning was up, up, up, and the afternoon was down, down, down, down. The trail took us across and over a nearby ridge. Fortunately, the part that was most exposed was covered early (we left at 7), and we reached the top just as the sun was coming out, which involved entering another jungle-light forest. * Along the way, we ran into father and daughter who would cross our path many times later. ... read more
Atsikeliu vėl anksti, apie 5.30 ir palikęs didžiąją kuprinę saugykloje (tiksliau skalbykloje) einu iki mikriuko. Vėl 3 valandų kelionė iki žygio pradžios. Važiuojam tuo pačiu keliu kaip ir vakar ir mus paleidžia netoli tos vietos kur vakar buvom sustoję apžvalgos aikštelėje. Nuo čia iki lagunos keliauju apie 2,5 val. į kalną. Vaizdai panašūs į tuos kurios mačiau ankstesniame žygyje, tad tikrai visai smagu eiti, be to oras tikrai puikus. Kai iš už kalvos pradeda matytis ežeriukas, suprantu kodėl visi apie šią vietą tiek kalba. Tokio mėlyno vandens nesu gyvenime mates !! Tikrai nereali vieta ir visi vos pasiekę šį mėlyn ežeriuką negali juo atsigrožėti. Čia atėję amerikiečių kompanija nutarai išsimaudyti lediniame ežero vandenyje. Aš kiek padvejojęs irgi įšoku į vandenį. Bet neivienas ilgiau minutės neišbūna, nes vanduo čia tikrai n... read more
Favela Tijuca and Natural Parc de Grumari
Published: May 7th 2013South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » TijucaLuggage suprisingly arrived!In the mean time we bought some basic stuff. Hardest thing was to find a 'normal' bikini as they all wear strings over here (also the people above 90 years old). We bought an Ipanema Bum Bum (and bum bum stands for ass). Hereby some first impressions of Rio. Culture They say that to know a country you should experience the culture. So we decided to taste beers, Itaipava - Skoll - Antartica - Brahma - Caiperinha (ow yes that's not a beer of course).... you can also find Stella everywhere, Leuven is not far away.... Brazilians are drinking all day long, and they drink lot's... Beside drinking we also checked out the local food. Rice, beans and great 'Picanha' meat. We had dinner together with friends of Lidia (the mother of Roger - ... read more
7/5/13 Trip to El Brujo and the Lady of Cao I was really looking forward to today’s trip as it was to the Pyramid of the Witch Doctors (shamans) and the Lady of Cao – the first female Moche ruler. Our guide yesterday had told me how the site is still used today by Witch Doctors from Peru, Ecuador and Columbia to perform shamanic rituals. In the past witch doctors went to the pyramid to boost their healing powers as the site was known to be a place of powerful energies. Great stuff! Imagine then my disappointment when after an hour travelling north through barren desert scenery only broken by areas of sugar cane plantations we finally reached the El Brujo Archaeological site and were told we weren’t going to the pyramid! Gutted!! Allegedly the site ... read more
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The City That Never Sleeps
Published: May 6th 2013South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos AiresWednesday 24 April to Tuesday 30 April (Buenos Aires) Refreshed after a good sleep, my full Buenos Aires experience begins. After my first day in the city, next stop was Recoleta to see some of the cities major tourist attractions and landmarks. Heading north I passed through parks containing historical monuments and pieces of contemporary public art, before reaching a bridge over one of the main arterial roads. The bridge, covered in political statements and graffiti, led to the Centro Municipal de Exposiciones. Passing this dominating building I entered the Plaza Naciones Unidad to see the Floralis Genérica shining in the sun. Designd by Eduardo Catalano in 2002, this piece of public art is a giant sculptural flower with petals that close up at night (well, at least when it's functional) - a gift from the ... read more
157,158 diena. Žygio pabaiga.
Published: May 6th 2013South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera HuayhuashPer visą naktį taip normaliai ir neužmiegu, tad iš ryto atsikeliu labiau pavarges nei prieš eidamas gult. Naktį daug lijo ir net iš ryto dangus apsiniaukęs, kas čia tikrai neįprasta. Šiandien laukia maždaug 15 km pasivaikščiojmas. Pirmi 5 km į kalną, kur pasieksim akščiausią žygio tašką 4750m virš jūros lygio. O po to 10 km ėjimo žemyn. Kol papusryčiaujam iš už debesų pradeda lysti saulė ir po truputį pradeda matytis kalnų viršūnės, tos pačios kur vakar atėmė žadą. Pirmus 5 km į kalną įveikiu gan greitai, užtrunku apie 2 val. ir iš kompanijos čia atsiduriu pirmas. Oras visai pasitaisė, debesys išsisklaidė, o snieguotos viršūnės visai čia pat. Čia prasėdžiu apie 2 valandas besimėgaudamas fantastišku vaizdu ir puikiu oru. Virš galvos kelis ratus apsuka didžiulis kondoras. Kelionė žemyn šiek tiek prailgsta, nes gražiausi kalna... read more
Salkantay Trek with Mountain Lodges of Peru: Day 5!
Published: May 14th 2013South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay Trail* Today was our zip-line adventure (with Cola de Mono company) day. When Matt and I signed up, we assumed it was going to be an afternoon post-hiking activity, but it turns out it was at the same time as the hike, which was disappointing. Especially since the hike today stopped at a schoolhouse. Don’t get me wrong, zip-lining was a lot of fun, but getting to go in and talk with & play with the kids sounded amazing as well. Apparently, an international organization has been using that schoolhouse as a flagship program for creating better schools in the mountains. They have a program where the kids learn better nutrition, and they have also added better bathrooms, given them computers, and organized to have parents come in and cook the meals on a rotating basis. ... read more
Patagonia - an autumnal ramble between rock, ice and a lenga tree
Published: May 6th 2013South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Los Glaciares National ParkMomenteel zetten we onze avonturen verder in Zuid-Amerika. Straks reizen we naar Colombia en Noord-Peru. Maar eerste het vierde en laatste verslag over Patagonia op www.patagoniandreams.com for english version of this entry with more pics, please visit www.patagoniandreams.com... read more
Another historical mystery of Rapa Nui is the birdman cult. After the moai had lost their meaning and warfair broke out among the clans a new cult arose. Every year a birdman was picked who would rule the island's society. Thus peace could be re-established. The sacret place for the rituals of the birdman cult can still be visited today. And what a place! At the rim of the crater Rano Kau the Rapa Nui built a small village called Orongo. On one side you look into the collapsed crater of the volcano, 200 metres deep and filled with water. Its steep walls encircle about 1,5 kilometre and open up on one side to the open ocean. On the other side of the crater rim the cliff drops right into the sea, about 300 metres deep. ... read more
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