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Italy and Turkey in 2009
A Travel Blog by faithfog
... Sibillini national park hiking with Philip and Bridget), then meet my sisters Darcy and Verity and friend Kate in Istanbul for a Pacha Tours "Turkish Delight" 14-day tour of western Turkey: Istanbul, Ankara, Hattusa, Cappadoccia, Konya, Antalya, Perge, ...
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Pacha Mama
A Travel Blog entry by themadnecropsy from Salta, Argentina
... companies offering different trips to places like Cachi, Cafayate, Cabildo and the likes all of which are fabulous places to see. Some tours go into the next state of Jujuy. From the hostel HI backpackers we booked a tour to incorporate the path the ...
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Nathan tours the Lake
A Travel Blog entry by nate-n-amy from Amantaní Island, Puno, Peru
... looked small, but it was quite filling! Shortly after lunch, we reunited with the rest of the group to hike to the “Pacha Tata” (Father Earth) pre-Incan temple at the highest point on the island – about 1000’ above lake ...
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Arrival & 1st Day
A Travel Blog entry by oltona from Guayaquil, Ecuador
... around 6 hours (33 degrees it was at 5pm - how I survived in jeans all day I don´t know) in search of Galapagos tours, which incidentally I have booked for tomorrow (can´t wait)! There are security guards everywhere with bullet proof vests on and guns - ...
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2days later...
A Travel Blog entry by jkosmides from Lija, Malta
... next morning we woke up, got right on the bus to the university for the orientation. It was 3 hours of weeeeird introductions, tours, confusing rules/regulations and meeting more people. I got my food check for 330euros, which works out to 10euros a day ...
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The Inca Trek - Maccu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by drc085 from Ollanta, Ucayali, Peru
... understood that the towns always face to the east for the sun (very strong beliefs for the sun/gold/masculine, moon/silver/feminine, pacha mama/mother earth) The porters literally run ahead of you up the trail to arrive at the next checkpoint (as in: ...
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Es un Potosí!
A Travel Blog entry by carrillo from Potosí, Bolivia
... there a two, a male and a female, El Tio and Pacha Mama, respectively. El Tio is somewhat of a devilish creature, and Pacha Mama is his partner. She represents the walls and ceiling of the mines. Pacha Mama has no physical representation, but El Tio ...
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Nightclubbing...Moscow style
A Travel Blog entry by gatorlaw from Moscow, Central Russia, Russia
... some of the interactions between Russians, I can see this "fear" of smiling. Everything is so serious. During some of our tours, our guides would occasionally speak to locals in the area. You would have thought we were trespassing on their land and they ...
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The Inca Trail - made it at last!
A Travel Blog entry by sarahs_voyage from Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru
... several other small sites most of which we take a break at and learn more about. Some are thought to be watch tours, others way houses for the runners who would relay messages through out the Incan empire. At the top of the second highest ...
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The last of Argentina
A Travel Blog entry by henagaijin from Salta, Northern Argentina, Argentina
... a lot of the old beliefs in Inti Tata and Pacha Mama alongside the Catholic mainstream. We visited a local cairn dedicated to Pacha Mama and I left an offering of coca leaves for a safe trip onwards. We will see if it works. We then ...
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Lima to Cusco
A Travel Blog entry by uconnhusky from Cusco, Peru
... Blas. The streets were filled with people, alpacas, dogs, cats, pigeons and lots of vendors. Dinner that evening at Pacha Papa's: courtyard dining under gas heaters near the baking oven which provided fresh hot buns (pic); excellent food and service ...
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The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by pimpernel from Machu Picchu, Peru
... Actually we had ´Pacha Mama´ to thank for that as we met groups who left before and after us who had terrible weather. Gracias Pacha Mama. The Final Result No matter how easy or hard you find the Trail, reaching MP and watching the sun burn off the ...
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The hunt for Guinea Pig
A Travel Blog entry by katrinaoliver from Cusco, Cusco, Peru
... running late and so the tour guide took the executive decision to follow the tour in reverse so we weren't runnng alongside all the other tours that had started in the city at 14.00. I thought this was a good idea and the tour guide was also really ...
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La Paz
A Travel Blog entry by midgesrtw from La Paz, Bolivia
... . We later found out that the majority of their goods (Llama foetuses, candies, stone idols and mooties) are part of offerings dedicated to Pacha Mama (Mother Earth). We also managed to jump onto a tourist bus which took us around the whole of La Paz. The ...
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Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by alexndean from Machu Picchu, Peru
... etc before setting out on our tour of the Machu Picchu. Valerio took us to all the major temples (Condor, Moon, Water/Fertility, Pacha Mama/Mother Earth, Sun) and Intihuatana (the hitching post of the sun) and explained the purpose of them all and why ...
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Lake Titicaca and Bolivia
A Travel Blog entry by sarahwalsh from Sucre, Bolivia
... The smell was a bit much at times, and there were actually worse dead things hanging from doorways...eeck! I did buy a statue of Pacha Mama though, or mother earth. The streets were really busy with people walking around, but the city feels quite safe ...
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A few hours with silver miners
A Travel Blog entry by luxguy from Potosi, Bolivia
... out my one-day stay in Potosi by visiting Casa National de Moneda. This museum offers English speaking, approx 90 minutes, tours around its exhibits of anonymous colonial paintings, and everything related to the silver past of Potosi: wooden pressing and ...
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Addictive Buenos Aires
A Travel Blog entry by garygapyear from Buenos Aires, Argentina
... the following day. So needless to say I had some great nights out here and visited some of BA´s top venues such as Pacha , Crobar and Lost ... it´s a bit weird leaving a nightclub to go "home" to the hostel when it´s already light outside. Managed to ...
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Potosi and the mines
A Travel Blog entry by aoifeandtadgh from Potosi, Bolivia
... in its day thanks to the local mines which are run as a co operative. It was one of the most interesting and most harrowing tours we've done. We bought some presents for the miners first. Coca leaves are like the staple diet. They are supposed to help ...
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Changing seasons, changing Hemispheres
A Travel Blog entry by hess from Lima, Lima, Peru
... do not abound, the McDonald’s arches aren’t obvious and if you can ignore the constant badgering for massages, tours, paintings, gifts and trinkets, it is a very pleasant, chilled and fun city. The various plazas are surrounded by ...
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Dinosaurs, a Cultural Experience
A Travel Blog entry by shalynnpack from Torotoro, Potosí, Bolivia
... 've spent working on our projects during the week and partying on the weekends. I've nearly completed my work at Gaia Pacha, an environmental organization, and have created 25 kids worksheets on climate change. It was difficult to figure out how to ...


