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Traffic on Pan-Americana Highway after huge explosion, I wrote before, was restored and I decided not to go through the head hunters (head shrinkers) territory. They probably have never seen a folding bicyclist and may have a temptation to shrink my head as a souvenir. Instead I started long bus ride to Lima, Peru. However, before I will continue let me finish with Ecuador.

Travel to South America (part II)

Alex Mumzhiu
2006-03-22 14:07:41

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ride on 4 seat airplane. I was very exited, my neighbors not. Plane makes deep virages to show Nasca figures to passengers on both side of plane and people who are prone to sea sickness get sick.

History of preservation of these figures is also dramatic. In accordance with the Biblical rule "There is no prophet in his own land" (net proroka v svoem otechestve) the Peruvians did not value these lines and wanted to built houses and corn fields on them. The German women Maria Riche fight to preserve them and now she is Peruvian National hero.

There are no Gringos on the gringo trail. I met a lot of Germans, Hollanders, New Zelanders, Australians but no Gringos (USA citizens). Eventually I met one and this guy is a real gringo. He came here on a huge 1968 Chevy-van, converted to a mobile home. He left his home in Arizona and reached Manaus, on the Amazon river by roads, then he put his van on the barge and sail to Bolivia and from there he came to Pisco, Peru. See his picture in attachment.

Alex Mumzhiu
Cusco,Peru
Dec 3 2002 10 pm

Machu Picchu

The beauty of Machu Picchu comes from its location. It is again as always location, location and location. Machu Picchu is located on a wide saddle between two mountains. The river valley is about 700 meters below. The surrounding mountains are about 700 meters above. The view is stunning. It is like with the Taj Mahal no picture and no words can help. You have to see it with your own eyes to apprechiate.

It looks like the Incas were hooked on the location, because the other features are not very good. There is no water. They have to take water from the river 700 meters below. No roads also. I don't even mention the absence of sewage and electricity.

I climbed the mountain Huayna Picchu (Young Peak) which is above Michu Picchu. According to the registration book in which every climber has to sign, I was by a large margin, the oldest ...