-

Ausangate – snowed then back to civilization (part 3)
Day 4 I woke up with something falling right on my face. It was my tent. Did a dog jump on the tent last night? Two months of using this one and it had been sturdy. I opened up the zipper. Wow, it’s complete white, it’s all snow. I took a jacket and jumped out…
-

Ausangate – a friend who biked in (Part 2)
Day 3 When I woke up on the 3rd morning at the camp ground, I finally walked to the other hut to check the person who arrived yesterday while I was too sick to get up to say hi. In this mountain, high up, who came alone, like I did, probably should be my friend….
-

Ausangate – when solo took you high up (Part I)
I sat down here, with a view of Cusco from high up. The city is in the color of orange and red with its identical rooftops. I want to think back the past weeks, but the mind seems flowing around. I don’t know what to write down. May 7th, Phone notes, Ausangatehttps://www.scarlettchangle.com/ausangate-when-solo-took-you-high-up-part-i/ Day 2 I…
-

How to pick up a cacao?
Today is the cacao day, my 4th day of staying in a cacao and coffee farm in the peruvian andes. I think Erickson directed the entire Scarlett in the finca episode far away from Cusco, so Papa Nico could execute it with great passion in his beloved finca. And for me, it was a very…
-

A Simple, Independent Guide to Colca Canyon
Preface People do live in the secret oasis in the high mountains. Where you can be so close to the sky, listening to river flowing and wind passing by, smelling the scents of flowers and fruits. The land is rich enough to grow all the food you need, the river seems never stopping to nourish…
-
The Cerro Huemul Stories – Day 2: zipline, solo finally and new friends
Morning reflection or overthinking I woke up with my body warm and face cold. I lay longer until hearing the sound of the flickering of gas outside. Time to get up. It was 8am. I put together the sleeping bag and mat and threaded out of the tent. “Morning!” I said to Mathieu. He slowly…