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Postcards from Peru
Home again. Hopefully normal blog service will resume shortly, but in the meantime, here’s a little something from my travels…
In the greenhouse at the Girl’s Home where I was volunteering, trying to teach food growing skills.
Cusco, home base for my month-long stay.
In the hills above Cusco, learning about Peru, her people and culture.
Stumbling across human history in the spectacular landscape of the Sacred Valley in Pisac.
It was a very intense trip, challenging on many levels. It’s given me a whole lot to think about, but for now I need to focus on unpacking and getting my life back in order here in Hobart.
Meanwhile, how have you been?
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It seems like we’ve been to a lot of the same places. I loved Peru, and also stayed in Cusco for a month. By any chance did you stop at Tres Cafe? (I loved their chocolate cake!) What was your favorite place to eat in Cusco?
Hello! I don’t think I ate at Tres Cafe. If I did I don’t remember it. I mostly ate at very cheap local places, under 8 S/ for the “menu”, so food wasn’t the highlight of my trip. I did enjoy the roast guinea pig though!
My fave place ended up being the little vegetarian restaurant that had a 6 S/ menu and made some very tasty dishes using local ingredients. I also loved getting tamales for breakfast from a woman selling in Plaza San Francisco.
What did you do with your month in Cusco?
Was the vegetarian place called “El Encuentro” , they had the best deals, and delicious food! I was there almost every night! I studied at Amauta Spanish School, explored Cusco, and went to Machu Picchu. Along with other things, but it was an amazing trip!
Yup, El Encuentro on calle Tigre. Conveniently located a block from my school: Proyecto Peru on Siete Cuartones. This was my second trip to Peru, so I’d already been to Machu Picchu – this trip was all about getting a deeper feel for the place and the culture. Next time I’ll be spending more time in the Andes – I adore the mountains but didn’t get out of Cusco this trip for study, work and health reasons. 🙂
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Good to see your back safe, stunning scenery; I’m sure you had a fantastic time.
I had a really intense trip, which I will write about in more detail once I’ve caught up on sleep a little! I see you’re back in Poland again: happy to be home?
Good to be back yes. Sleep well 🙂
Nice! The clouds in the second last photo look so close!
I always love pictures of vege gardens. What was the most challenging thing about your teaching?
Hello you! The clouds are close: we were at 3 300 m!
I’m going to write a big post all about my volunteer project and the challenges and successes of it all, I promise! By far the biggest challenge was the complete lack of any central organisation or coordination, followed closely by some major cultural challenges relating to expectations of volunteer projects over there. I learnt an awful lot!