Rivers of Ice Glaciers are ice fields on mountain slopes that remain ice throughout the year. They appear to be stable, but they are continually following gravity down the mountain like a river of ice. On warmer days, the front of a glacier “calves” into the ocean or other bodies of water. In colder seasons, […]
Peru
Gay Machu Picchu Luxury Tour
Enjoy your time exploring Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Cusco. Contemplate the towering Andean peaks (Incan gods) at sunrise over Machu Picchu. Explore Ollantaytambo, one of the last remaining Incan towns. Shop at colorful Andean markets and be carried away by native music on this gay Machu Picchu & Peru tour.
Hiking the Salkantay Inca Trail (Part 4)
By Zachary Moses This is the fourth in a series. Click to read Part 1 , Part 2, or Part 3 I was awake ALL night. Seriously, the whole night. I had A LOT of coffee. A LOT. I’m not complaining. I had a blast! I ended up partying with the porters and cooks into the wee […]
Hiking the Salkantay Inca Trail (Part 3)
By Zachary Moses This is the third article in a series. Click to read Part 1 or Part 2 Day 4: Over the Summit and Into the…Tropics? We departed early this morning to start the trek to the base of the Salkantay Glacier. …Okay, so it would have been super awesome if I’d actually gone the whole trip […]
Hiking the Salkantay Inca Trail (Part 2)
By Zachary Moses This is the second in a series. Click HERE to read Part 1! Day 3: Continues… After checking into our Cusco hotel, we enjoyed a little free time. Outside of the hotel I saw a little girl stacking oranges in a café window across the street. She turned out to be the […]
Hiking the Salkantay Inca Trail (Part 1)
By Zachary Moses Last September I visited Machu Picchu in Peru for the first time. Before I left, I was told that I needed to stop eating gluten. What? Seriously? What am I supposed to eat? Practically everything has wheat gluten (a binding agent) in it. Since food restrictions are a common concern among our […]