Crossing this imaginary line has always been
on my bucket list and this summer I will be able to check it off, why? Voy a Perú! Not only am
I excited to see llamas and alpacas, taste ceviche and coy, and visit ruins
like Machu and Huayna Picchu along with other touristy things; For about 1
month I will be living in a host village along with the rest of my group where
we will engage in various community service projects. The host
village is said to be in Peru's Sacred Valley which is located in the Andes at
an astonishing altitude around 10,000 feet! Also, because Perú is south of
the Equator it will be winter when I am there. During my trip I will have
ample time to work on and improve my Spanish and may even
learn some Quechua which is the language spoken by the Incas and many
indigenous people; currently 45% of Peru’s population is American Indian and
around 37% are mestizo (people of combined European and Native American
descent.) To prepare for this trip I have been reading many books my
favorite so far is The White
Rock by Hugh Thompson which
documents not only his time in Perú which he spent walking on Inca Roads,
but also stories he heard from locals and history as well. Below is a map of Peru:
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