INTERESTING. The Trip seemed very fun and an experience that no one will ever forget. It seemed like everything there was perfect and very new and fun. The pictures on your blogs are really nice.. seems very professional. It was a new and wonderful experience that I hope i can have one day , and if I ever go, what are somethings i should keep in mind? and were there any problems while being in a new place? Did eveything there ,to you seem different from America. The place just seems like a new and fresh beautiful type of scence. Also is it an experience where it is more fun to go alone or with someone. What are the type of things you learned from the people and there way of life. Thank you and i hope you comment back!
Love It Hey!,
I would love to be in your shoes this place looks so nice, I want to know how do you not jump out your skin when you see all this beautiful structures and ancient artifacts? Well, Peru looks beautiful from these pictures. I might put this on my list of places to visit thanks for opening up my eyes and giving me the will to go out and explore different countries!!!
Quick questions How long ago was the Moray actually made? And what types of different crops did they have? Did the carving of the land actually help change the climate for them?
lake titicaca Hey I’m a student in Mrs. Saeli’s business course. I was reading your blog when I saw the pictures you took of lake Titicaca. I decided to check it out, after reading your blog I thought I would get some facts of the Internet. The lake sounds very big it must of taken a long time to get around it. It seems like it would really nice to go there. I think I would like to travel there. I hope you had fun.
Nice I would like to know if you were ever able to climb down the Moray, and if you did was it tiring? I would also like to know if the air near Salineras was salty or not?
Lake Titicaca Facts Hey I’m in Mrs. Saeli’s business course. I was reading your blog post about Lake Titicaca and was very interested in it. I decided to research facts about it. Lake Titicaca has been translated as "Rock Puma", because it looks like the shape of a puma hunting a rabbit. Did you notice that? I also found out the surface temperature usually stays around 10-14 degrees celcious. I wouldn’t swim in it. Finally I found out that it is the largest lake in South America going by water volume. I hope you enjoyed your visit there and I’m hoping to visit there one day.
Would you go back Do they put anything down on the ground before he water or is it a pool of water on dirt. Is the entire thing on the ground all man made? Is there any place that you want to go back to and just take another look at it fine out more about different things? How was this place when you went there is there more things to see when you are there and would you go back there? Is the salt they get is it for us to use or is it for the ice on the ground?
Lima blog The blog about Lima was very interesting. Even though I haven’t been to South America, I feel that by reading your blog that I myself have actually traveled there. I also did some researching on the Internet about Lima, and it said that it has many beautiful beaches, did you vist any of them? It also said that from April to December there is a Melancholy garua, or a costal fog, did you experience this? I was also wondering if you only went to Avenida Jose Pardo and what your favorite part about it was? My last question is while you were traveling throughout South America where was your favorite place to go and why?
i would love to be you <3 Hey,
I really like your article about Lake Titicaca and Puno. It makes me want to come and visit, because I have never been there before. It sounds really pretty. I also liked how the women weave Taquile Island. I would love to be. Because I am not very good at speaking any other languages. What did you eat? Did you try new foods or anything?
Lake Titicaca I am very envious that you had the opportunity to go visit Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is located on the boarder of Peru and Bolivia and it placed 12,500 feet above sea level. You are very fortunate to have visited the largest lake in South America based on its capacity to hold water. There are many interesting facts that deal with the lake you got to visit. I hope you had a good time in South America.
Moray The blog about Moray and Salineras was very interesting. Even though I haven’t been to South America, I feel like I know a lot about the area now. It sounds like you had a lot of fun doing your visit. I read on Leap Local that in the terraces of Moray the temperature varies between terraces at different levels, did you notice that when you were there?
Nice Job I just wanted to say what an awesome job you did on explaining the history and information about Moray and Salineras. It was cool to find out how the Incans where able to do things like experiment with different plants, and collect salt through water that flows through the ground. I also wanted to say how cool your pictures where, nice job.
Salineras Your trip to South America looks like you had a great cultural experience.
I found your blog on Salineras to be very intriguing. I think its cool how they allot their citizens a certain number of the plots and keep the profits of the salt that is packaged and sold. And its even cooler that after a family member passes those slots stay with the families from generation to generation. And the photos you took are very professional and look like you had a great view of the site.
Moray Your trip to South America sounds very fun and intriguing. I found the blog about your trip to Moray to be interesting. It’s 500 feet total from top to bottom. It’s amazing how engineers from that early could build something so extravagant. It makes me wonder what kinds of tools they used to dig it out. You must have had a great view of it because the picture was eye catching.
Hello from Plattsburgh Hi Trisha:
I see you are in Peru. I'd like to inform our local Spanish teachers of your blog. OK?
David Graham
NYSAFLT regional Director
on board! Trish - As always, you throw yourself into things. This is the type of experience that you can't get out of a text book. I can't wait to have you relay your experience to your kids. Have fun and maybe you can bring back some beer samples for the board!
Thanks Thanks for the comments and encouragement. As it turns out, I´m not going back to Machu Picchu and I am ok with that. I have come to terms with it and I am thrilled to be going to a lodge with a friend where the work to rehab injured condors instead! See you very soon!
Keep your Chin up! Trish,
You are a very determined person and I am so glad for you that you will be able to make it back to Machu Picchu! It is great that you have some flex in your schedule to be able to retry it again with Jasmine. Then you should have a better experience and a more positive outlook. Your travels really do sound great and kids are not going to know what to do with the world traveler of a teacher! Enjoy the rest of your trip and see you state side in a few weeks.
Kristi
Crazy photograohers! Always the adventurer! I can totally see you heading out across a two by four and climbing a detached bell tower to get a view and some amazing photos! Definitely want to see those photos.
Your statement "A culture living in ruins" is so profound and so moving. It shows the tragedy of the circumstance while the irony of it shows the resiliency of the human spirit and our cultures. Amazing!
Wow! Sounds like a day! I am really enjoying reading your blog. I have been keeping up with your blog since you sent us the link and it seems like you are seeing and experiencing amazing things. Very, very cool!
I have to say that your photo REALLY does look like all the postcard photos. I often find photos I take to be disappointing...they serve to bring back my memories, but never truly show the grandeur of a place that I am trying to show others (often students). I suspect that this is the case with these photos...just doesn't do it justice. Like you said, I too have always dreamed of visiting Machu Picchu. If my experience with photos combined with your descriptions can even conjure a quarter of what that place must be like...then I am soooo jealous! I have had days like this where you are locked into a timetable and a lack of prior information results in an inability to take advantage of everything you want to do during a once in a lifetime opportunity. I can totally relate to that feeling you were having when you were on your way back and it is horrible. That makes it all the more fantastic that you are going to take the opportunity to go back and see it and experience it in your own time and way. I am so glad for you and I truly hope that nothing unexpected comes up to interfere with that. I can't wait to hear about your return trip!
Keep writing and enjoying...I for one will keep reading.
What a great experience! Hey Trish - it sounds like you are having a great time and experiencing a lot!!! I imagine you are taking lots of photos, so if you have any interesting photos that I might be able to use in my Earth Science class, I would love it! I am trying to make Earth Science a little more 'real' for my students and I would love to show any pictures of your trip.
Continue to enjoy!
Linda
I will be spending the summer in Cusco, Peru as a part of the North Country Spanish Teacher's Fellowship. Keep checking back between July 11 and August 23, I will be blogging regularly in order to share my experiences!... full info
Tamara Z.
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INTERESTING.
The Trip seemed very fun and an experience that no one will ever forget. It seemed like everything there was perfect and very new and fun. The pictures on your blogs are really nice.. seems very professional. It was a new and wonderful experience that I hope i can have one day , and if I ever go, what are somethings i should keep in mind? and were there any problems while being in a new place? Did eveything there ,to you seem different from America. The place just seems like a new and fresh beautiful type of scence. Also is it an experience where it is more fun to go alone or with someone. What are the type of things you learned from the people and there way of life. Thank you and i hope you comment back!