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Machu Picchu and its wonders
There is a reason why they call Machu Picchu one of the best places to see in the world. It is. I had decided to go to Peru the first time I ended up in South America (in 2014, for the World Cup in Brasil). But as luck would have it, I divided my time between Brasil, Bolivia, Colombia and very briefly, Ecuador. I couldn’t visit Peru due to visa issues. This time though, I went to Delhi specifically to apply for a visa from the Peruvian embassy there. After sorting out the issues, I got my first and most awaited visa for the trip, after a wait of more…
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Maca’s antics!
While in Yolasa, we were at the end of the Death road and were wrapping up at the restaurant just outside of the village. Maca was just chilling nearby and having never seen a macaw in real life before in the wild, I was very very intrigued and fascinated. I just observed Maca for a few minutes, with it eating and chilling in its own world. I then decided to take out my phone to take a picture of the beautiful bird, and that’s when it all happened. Maca apparently deemed my action of capturing the moment as threatening. It donned an aggressive stance, with wings spread, beak open and…
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This is the Death road!
So here I was, lazing around in my party hostel called Wild Rover at 2 pm. I was in La Paz for about 2 weeks, since I had to apply for my Colombian visa from the consulate there, and I had already walked around the city multiple times, experienced the Sunday fiesta, seen the ruins of Tiwanaku, and was debating whether to spend a couple of days going down south to Salar de Uyuni and ride bikes on the salt flats and see the train cemetery (!); be adventurous and head North East to the Amazon; or try to climb the Huayna Potosi. While I was dreaming of such adventures,…
