Stories of Travel and Adventure
Across the Andes to Andagua -- blog entries from December 2004. The trek from Cabanaconde in the Colca Canyon to Andagua in the Valley of the Volcanoes is an amazing trip across an array of geographical zones.
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The Curse of Cachiche -- published in the New Zealand Listener, November 2005. The strange story of the seven-headed palm tree of Cachiche, and the witch's curse that condemned a town.
Journey into the Amazon -- published in the Christchurch Press, November 2007. A journey into the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, on an overcrowded boat proves to be a little more charming and pleasant than Aguirre, Wrath of God.
The House of Hugo -- based on a blog entry from August 2005. When I accepted an offer of room and board from Hugo and Lizbeth in return for help with their adventure tourism business, I was to have my conception on suburban middle-class life changed forever.
On the Margins - the struggle for land and water in Peru's 'pueblos jovenes' -- previously published on the Journal Peru website. The landless people and rural migrants who carve out a living on the edges of urban areas face many difficulties -- but are proud of having created something from nothing.
All the Road's a Stage -- the bus busker in Latin America -- previously published on the Journal Peru website. For the people who seek a handful of coins from travellers in inter-city buses in the Andean countries, it's all about the performance.
Alan Garcia's Dog in the Manger -- two blog entries from October 2007. Peru's president accuses people who oppose large mining projects as being 'dogs in the manger' who are obstructing progress. But does he really understand his own people's concerns?
Gateway to Riches? -- published in the Christchurch Press, November 2006. The 'P4' trade agreement between New Zealand and Chile aims to encourage joint ventures between the two countries.
Peruvian Politics 101 (&102) -- based on blog entries from April 2006. A soap-opera style background to the candidates who lined up for Peru's presidential elections during the autumn of 2006.
Teodoro and the Chinchilico -- based on a blog entry from February 2007. "One night, Teodoro was on the graveyard shift. He and a handful of companions were making slow progress in the dark, advancing no more than a couple of metres over several hours. They stopped for a break and a cigarette. The men were sitting down, resting silently...more >>
Mickey's Dream of the Mummy Juanita -- based on a blog entry from February 2007. “I saw a young girl fall, and she called out to me. When I went towards her, I took her in my arms and ran down some stairs, and she said to me: 'Mickey, please, don’t leave me!', and I answered her 'I’m not going to leave you'. 'Promise me!'. 'I promise you'. "
Gerardo's Second Sight -- based on a blog entry from March 2007. "The rest of the story Lizbeth had already told me with a kind of awed relish, though she refused when I asked her to retell it in detail a couple of evenings later. 'I can't tell it at night time', she said. 'It sends shivers down my spine'... "
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