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/salchipapas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salchipapas https://bkpk.me/salchipapas/#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 11:46:13 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15519
Salchipapas are a favorite amongst most Peruvians and we’ve even seen them being devoured with great amounts of passion in Ecuador. What are they? A generous serving of fries topped off with some sausage slices and then doused in ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard. Do not try this at home.. unless ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/salchipapas/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/in-uros-islands-she-lives-she-floats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-uros-islands-she-lives-she-floats https://bkpk.me/in-uros-islands-she-lives-she-floats/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:36:06 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=13890
Somewhere in the middle of the massive Lake Titicaca, a group of about 50 islands have been man made. Built entirely of reed, they float, constituting the villages and towns of around 5000 people. Including this little girl, whose face cheeks are dry and burnt from over exposure to the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/in-uros-islands-she-lives-she-floats/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/hot-rocoto-ceviche/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hot-rocoto-ceviche https://bkpk.me/hot-rocoto-ceviche/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:20:39 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13735
In the glorious city center of Arequipa, Peru – you can find some of the best ceviche in the world! We ate this delight at a restaurant called Fory Fay which is located at Álvarez Thomas 221. The restaurant is famous with locals and there are some tourists who drop ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/hot-rocoto-ceviche/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/mistura-the-tastiest-thing-you-can-do-in-peru/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mistura-the-tastiest-thing-you-can-do-in-peru https://bkpk.me/mistura-the-tastiest-thing-you-can-do-in-peru/#comments Sat, 07 Sep 2013 07:32:17 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9465
If you are in Lima, Peru, right now: STOP READING! I mean it. Leave your computer and head out to Mistura Food Festival which started yesterday 6th of September and will last until the 15th. It’s a shame they close at night, otherwise, I would even recommend you to pack ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/mistura-the-tastiest-thing-you-can-do-in-peru/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/how-we-ended-up-at-mistura/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-ended-up-at-mistura https://bkpk.me/how-we-ended-up-at-mistura/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:10:44 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8868
The Mistura food festival is a celebration of Peruvian cuisine held every year in Lima, Peru. Last year, we really wanted to head to the festival but our dates in Lima weren’t coinciding with the food festival. We were going to be in Iquitos and Cuzco during the festival. The ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/how-we-ended-up-at-mistura/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/business-on-the-amazon-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-on-the-amazon-river https://bkpk.me/business-on-the-amazon-river/#comments Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:40:26 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8844
A lot of people think of the Amazon river as a water body snaking through the dense forest in solitude. However, with human settlements, villages, and cities in the middle of the Amazon, the river is transformed into a massive highway. Boats ply day and night and give birth to ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/business-on-the-amazon-river/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/cute-little-peruvian-dolls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cute-little-peruvian-dolls https://bkpk.me/cute-little-peruvian-dolls/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:30:02 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8330
Today’s photo takes us high into the Andes in Peru. If you walk around the wonderful market in Pisac, a little town about one hour away from Cusco, you will see these amazing little dolls all over the place! They’re so beautifully crafted and colorful that you feel like getting ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/cute-little-peruvian-dolls/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/conquistadores-why-oh-why/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conquistadores-why-oh-why https://bkpk.me/conquistadores-why-oh-why/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:01:31 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7347
I had never thought about the consequences of colonialism as much as while we were traveling around Latin America. I am half Portuguese and half Spanish and, having studied in Portugal, I have obviously learnt a lot about “the great discoveries” of my people and the subsequent colonial actions in ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/conquistadores-why-oh-why/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/the-llamasutra/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-llamasutra https://bkpk.me/the-llamasutra/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 06:06:46 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6464
You know you’re in the Andes, when anything and everything can be llama customized! The good people at the Sunday Market in Pisac were selling Llamasutra t-shirts that show these cute animals performing inventive sexual positions! A turn on? Probably not in the traditional sensual sense, but it’s definetly a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-llamasutra/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-22-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-22-2 https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-22-2/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:43:46 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6419
If our first day in the Amazon was exciting, the remaining time we enjoyed there wasn’t any less! And this video is a proof of that:     Day 2 Life in the Amazon starts at dawn: this applies whether you are a local or a visitor! With a 6AM ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-22-2/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/a-window-in-the-jungle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-window-in-the-jungle https://bkpk.me/a-window-in-the-jungle/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:55:42 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6036
We never thought there would be cement buildings in the middle of the Amazon. That is certainly not the romanticized image of the jungle one gets from photos and movies. But when we actually went into the wild in Peru, we discovered that the Amazon is more than dense vegetation, tribes and exotic ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-window-in-the-jungle/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-12 https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-12/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:11:53 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6375
The beauty of traveling in Peru is that, within the same country, there are such diverse areas as the coast, the highlands (Andes) and the jungle (Amazon). Until last year, whenever I’d think of the Amazon, I’d immediately picture a region within Brazil. Although it is true that the vast ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-our-amazon-trip-part-12/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis https://bkpk.me/a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:43:58 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5396
This is the one and only oasis in South America! The city of Ica, in the South-west coast of Peru, is surrounded by deserted lands. Pure sand, heat and dryness. No surprise that the oasis of Huacachina has become the touristic jewel of the region. As if taken out of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-sunday-trip-to-huacachina-oasis/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/sleeping-with-a-good-cause-at-ninos-hotel-in-cusco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sleeping-with-a-good-cause-at-ninos-hotel-in-cusco https://bkpk.me/sleeping-with-a-good-cause-at-ninos-hotel-in-cusco/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:04:39 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6224
This hotel offers a perfect (and extremely rare) combination of lovely place to stay at, while contributing to a great social cause. I’d be happy to stay here considering the proceeds of every stay go towards an organization called The Ninos Unidos Peruanos Foundation that deals with unprivileged local kids. But ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/sleeping-with-a-good-cause-at-ninos-hotel-in-cusco/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/a-patriotic-sunset/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-patriotic-sunset https://bkpk.me/a-patriotic-sunset/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:15:29 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6024
As the sun comes down in the city of Ica, in South Peru, one can appreciate the contrast established between the building rooftops and the desert in the horizon. Just at the border of the city sits South America’s only oasis, Huacachina, that welcomes locals and tourists alike for a ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-patriotic-sunset/feed/ 1