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December 5th 2008

Published: February 6th 2009

I arrived to Cusco from Lake Titicaca and my plan was to stay only a few days. I wanted to get to know the city, nearby Sacred Valley sites, do the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu, and then move on from the very touristy Cusco to the North of Peru where the gringo trail is not quite as crowded. However, as most backpackers experience, when you make a plan, things rarely end up that way. And that is one ... Read Full Entry

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Do you see the profile of an Incan man in side of the mountain?

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San Blas Spanish School...classes were outside on pretty days!

My homestay family...Lily and Eddie. And the other student from Holland.

Peruvian food is sooo yummy!!!

Peru´s Challenge house...

...where the international volunteers lived while they were here to work at the Pumamarca school and community.

My friend Courtney (second from right)...and some of the staff of Peru´s Challenge...inlcuding the co-founder, Jane (right)

Peru´s Challenge is a NGO that I helped at for a few weeks. It is doing amazing things in a very poor, rural community outside of Cusco. It was a pleasure to witness all they are doing in this community...and in a very grass-roots, self-sustaining sort of way. Inspiring!

The Pumamarca primary school...

...before Peru´s Challenge showed up to help this community, this school, nor any other, did not exist. Now look at it! It and the children being served here are thriving!!!