In depth recounting of my global wandering
It’s Saturday and today we leave Bolivia for Perú in what will be my last international border crossing until I return home to the U S. This crossing was unique for me because we walked from one country to the …
Birthplace of the Inkas. This is a representation of the Inka creator god generally called Viracocha. [Illustration from Wikimedia – Public Domain.] (You can find several alternate spellings and names including Wiraqocha, Wiracocha, and Apu Qun Tiqsi Wiraqutra. The last …
It all depends on who and what you ask. Research Lake Titikaka (and if you use Google it will “correct” the spelling to the more common English Titicaca) and you will almost certainly meet with the claim that it is …
It’s Thursday morning and we’re about to set off on a three-and-a-half-hour bus ride from the Hotel Rosario La Paz to the Hotel Rosario Lago Titicaca. Yes, the two hotels have the same owners and, for me, this turned out …
And finally, Puma Punku. As we conclude our visit to Tiwanaku, we come to yet another mystery – Puma Punku – or the Door of the Puma. Located about a kilometer from the main site, Puma Punku is distinguished by …