Trekking through Peru and encountering swarming biting flies, altitude sickness, and boredom. See what I learned from this adventure!
Of Mountains and Jungles: Our Two Week Trip in Peru Part 2
Category: The Americas
Of Mountains and Jungles: Our Two Week Trip in Peru Part 1
Michelle’s “Lonely Planet” Guide to Puno, Peru
Updated April 2020 I lived in Puno, Peru for 2 months a few years ago while working on a research project. Even though I spent a lot of time collecting data, I still got to explore this very unique spot in the altiplano of Peru just off the coast of Lake Titicaca. I used my …
Life in Rural Peru: A Photo Essay
For our cookstove project, my research partner and I go to people's homes and watch them cook breakfast. Check out a photo essay of life in rural Peru!
Jackie: The Newbie
24 years old from Norwalk, CA Jackie and I were walking in the streets of Puno the other day when we saw a woman bump into a young child and knock him straight to the ground. The woman laughed and kept walking. Jackie then proceeded to follow the woman deep into the aisles of Plaza …
Alpaca Memes FTW
9 First Impressions of Peru
This is a whole new continent for me. I’ve been to a few places in the world, but never to Central or South America. That is, until now. Hola from Puno, Peru where I will be living and working for the next three months. I’m here to complete an internship requirement for my master’s degree. Specifically, …
My Top 5 Favorite Places
I keep a list of the places I visit and I just recently started to put them in order of my favorite to least favorite. I say “places” instead of “countries” because sometimes I’ve only been to one city in a country and I don’t feel like it’s fair to judge a whole country based …