Adventure Updates

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Potosi
We arrived on a evening bus to the vibrant city, and our time here started with chaos. Our bus stopped at, to our unexperienced eyes, a random side of the road in the city and everyone got off. We got...
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Cooking Class: Bolivian Brunch
After our time in La Paz, we headed to Sucre for a couple days. We found a cooking class for $100 total (everything is very cheap here) which would include a cocktail, appetizer, entre, and dessert. There...
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Sucre
The true capital of Bolivia. This colonial city has a lot of Spanish architectural roots, but the local population has transformed it into something of their own. We spent five days in Sucre, wandering...
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Restaurants of La Paz
Bolivia isn’t internationally known for its culinary chops. But nestled within these sloping streets are a few restaurants that are worth talking about. When we started this trip, we had one rule...
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Huyana Potosi
Simultaneously the best and worst thing we have ever done. The highest high’s and the lowest lows on our trip were mere hours apart. Huyana Potosi is the 5th tallest mountain in Bolivia, rising...
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Pico Austria
First hike in Bolivia! This peak that stretches 5300m over sea level is part of the larger Condoriri mountain range to the north of La Paz. It doesn’t have any snow at the moment, though it does...
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La Paz
We woke up bright and early to a brand new country. New traditions, new languages, new adventures. We were excited to experience a whole other brand of mountains, food and city. La Paz is the third...
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Peruvian Cuisine
Peru has a fantastic gastronomy. It is known as the top country for cuisine in South America. We think this is largely due to the Asian influence that is had on the cuisine. Peruvian food markets are...
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Peru Round Up: Adventures Abound
Peru is a country that is blessed with a rich culinary world, breathtaking varied landscapes, and a complicated cultural history, with many sites of ancient ruin. The combination of all of these makes...
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Lake Titicaca
Straddling the border of Peru and Bolivia lies the impressively large, sacred and cultural Lake Titicaca. This lake is where the mythology of the Inca begins. It is this lake that centered pre-Inca cultures...