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Thoughts on One Year in Peru

By Danielle L. Krautmann “Six months ago, I was living in Seattle with roommates, working as an occupational therapist for a home health company. Now, I am a housewife in Lima, Peru.” Can you believe that in January I celebrated my one-year anniversary of living in Peru?  This country and I have had a turbulent […]

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Photo of the Week: Punta Union Pass, Peru

There’s a time and place for most everything.  A time for walking amongst midgets and a time for walking in the shadows of giants.  The Cordillera Blanca falls into this latter category.  Surrounded by 6000 meter peaks, the Santa Cruz trek (a few hours, via public transportation, outside of Huaraz, Peru) is one of those

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to South America

By Sally Kay South America is a huge continent, and a lot of backpackers want to hitchhike through it.  But in this vast continent every country is different, so hitchhiking can vary quite a lot.  Here is a rough guide to hitchhiking in the different countries of South America. Argentina Argentina is a wonderful country

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