Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peru. Show all posts

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Peru Trip Slideshows

IncaRunners at Machu PicchuJust over two years ago I joined some of my trail running friends on an incredible multi-day trail running expedition through the Peruvian Andes. I started writing about this trip before (1, 2) but never managed to finish the story. There was so much experienced that my words ...Read the rest of this post...

Friday, February 12, 2010

Watch for the Peruvian Olympic Team

Roberto CarcelenWhen you are watching the Winter Olympics over the next few weeks, watch out my friend Roberto Carcelen, one of three athletes from Peru ever to qualify and join Peru's first Olympic team to compete at the Winter Olympic games. I met Roberto two years ago when I joined a few running friends on a trail-running adventure across the Andes in the vicinity of Maccu Piccu. ...Read the rest of this post...

Monday, November 30, 2009

Peru 2008 Part 2, Start of the Trek

It’s been awhile, but now I get back to writing about this trip from 1.5 years ago to Peru. I have been delayed in part because so much happened on that trip it has been difficult to condense into reasonable story. ...Read the rest of this post...

Monday, September 08, 2008

Peru Trek 2008 - Chaskiq Nunan, Part 1

Earlier this year in May, I took a trip to Peru with a several friends I know from the Rogue trail running programs. The trip was excellently run by the tour company IncaRunners. It involved some sightseeing, and a week of trekking and mountain running ...Read the rest of this post...

Friday, November 10, 2006

2003 - Peru and the Inca Trail Trek

This is the story of an old trip, posted after someone asked for details.

Travel Report

This was a 2-week independent itinerary arranged by Amazon Adventures. The tour operator worked out my transportation between cities, and arranged either for a guide or for me to join a local day tour in each city. This gave me something more ...Read the rest of this post...