Tag: Cusco

  • World Religions: Incan Spirituality

    World Religions: Incan Spirituality

    “Life is a game, nothing more.” This is a quote by a shaman we met in Peru. We went with Lainie and their group to a “despacho ceremony” which is an Incan religious ceremony to give offerings to Pachimama, or Mother Earth. We started by walking through a forest to get to the site of…

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  • Our Last International Performances

    Our Last International Performances

    While in Cusco, we wanted to learn more about the culture of Peru. What better way to do this, than to experience some traditional Peruvian music and dance? As we were walking around the city, we came across one of the last Incan descendants demonstrating traditional music.  He was dressed in Incan attire and was playing a…

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  • Delicious Peruvean Eats

    Delicious Peruvean Eats

    Well, here is our last food post of the trip….and what a way to finish up!  The food in Peru was both interesting and delicious. We honestly didn’t find the time to do any official cooking lessons while there, but we did have the opportunity to try lots of different traditional dishes as well as…

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  • “It’s the journey, not the destination…”

    “It’s the journey, not the destination…”

    Let’s say you were 11 or 14 years old and you were given a choice something like this…. You can stay at a really cool Eco treehouse-lodge in the Andes Mountains and do fun things like zip lining… Or, you can hike uphill for 3 straight days, covering 32 km and sleeping in tents.  Which do…

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  • Star Light, Star Bright

    Star Light, Star Bright

    It’s still my party! My birthday celebrations continued at night when we joined up with Lainie and her group and went to a family run observatory. We had to chance to look through a big telescope and were able to see Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon up close. We also saw a big star cluster…

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