a trip that was not supposed to happen.
-almost a two month visit to three countries in South America, 2009 -I am looking for what's on your feet inside the house -Peace Corps practices -Ecuador: capital Quito; country uses the U.S. dollar; jangling pockets with dollar coins; altitude sickness; straddling the equator; the Galápagos Islands, due west, required permit, "that's outside"; Thanksgiving with Peace Corps folks; where westerners retire; charming churches and buildings -Peru: Lima; Uros Floating Islands on Lake Titicaca; Machu Picchu -Bolivia: La Paz, highest elevation any world capital; high price to go into; altitude sickness; Copacabana; Isla del Sol -he had the impression that the peoples in the three countries lived in fear; buses not made for people his height; really good vegetarian restaurants; buses readily available; stray dogs -Wrap-up: Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru (2010) (blogspot.com) 1 hour 3 minutes 09-13-21 debug comment |