https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/the-colca-valley-high-up-in-the-andes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-colca-valley-high-up-in-the-andes https://bkpk.me/the-colca-valley-high-up-in-the-andes/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:40:59 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13928
Back when we were in Peru we made a trip through Arequipa all the way to the Colca Valley. The Colca Canyon is famous in Peru and is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the USA. Maybe it needs to be renamed the Grandest Canyon to ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-colca-valley-high-up-in-the-andes/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/i-am-an-andean-lady/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-an-andean-lady https://bkpk.me/i-am-an-andean-lady/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:20:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12132
Ladies in the Andes have a very particular style. They look very colorful and feminine, while keeping a very strong attitude towards life. These are tough ladies we’re talking about! Daily routine is harsh in places like the Colca Valley in Peru, where this photo was taken. Sometimes, just like ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/i-am-an-andean-lady/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/az-in-the-colca-valley-day-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=az-in-the-colca-valley-day-22 https://bkpk.me/az-in-the-colca-valley-day-22/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:17:26 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4510
Read A&Z in the Colca Valley: day 1/2   On our second day in the Colca Valley, we managed to wake up in time to make it to Cruz del Condor to watch the mighty condors flying by. We packed our backpacks and headed to the bus station. There, the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/az-in-the-colca-valley-day-22/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/az-in-the-colca-valley-day-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=az-in-the-colca-valley-day-12 https://bkpk.me/az-in-the-colca-valley-day-12/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:56:23 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4506
After a few days resting in pretty Arequipa, we went on a trip to the Colca Valley. This Valley has the biggest canyon in the world (double the depth of the famous Grand Canyon) and, to add to it’s charm, it’s populated with typically Andean villages spread in the high ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/az-in-the-colca-valley-day-12/feed/ 12 https://bkpk.me/abuelo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abuelo https://bkpk.me/abuelo/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:17:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4336
We met this Abuelo (Grandpa) up in the mountains of the Colca Valley, in Peru. We were sitting on the bench next to his, in the town square, waiting for a ride to go to the next village. I switched to his bench, which was under the shade of a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/abuelo/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/my-red-cap-rule-peru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-red-cap-rule-peru https://bkpk.me/my-red-cap-rule-peru/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:42:16 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4026
If you liked yesterday’s photo of the day with the little Andean girl and her apple, here is another kid we met in the same colectivo ride, just a couple of KMs ahead. She definitely stood out by wearing a different cap from all of the other girls. She looked ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/my-red-cap-rule-peru/feed/ 0