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Month: January 2020

Ruta de las Andinas Part I

12/11/19 – 12/17/19 From the old mission church near the end of the Ruta de las Vicuñas the road drops over a thousand meters to the town of Colchane.  Much of it runs through a narrow canyon filled with alpaca munching on wet grasses and vizcachas, a desert rodent the size of a rabbit, chasing Read More

Bruce Springsteen and Ruta de las Vicuñas

12/7/19 – 12/10/19 “We could have been over this hill if you hadn’t been clipping your toenails this morning.” “Maybe we should shut up and listen to the harmonica” “Maybe you should ask Bruce Springsteen to ride my bike” “Bruce drives a beat up Chevy, but he would offer you a lift and a beer Read More

Arica to Putre

11/29/19 – 12/6/19 Before going to bed we’d put the leftover chicken and salad we’d bought the previous night in the fridge so we could have it for lunch on our way to Arica.  I got up around six and found David asleep on the kitchen floor, a mangled bird carcass next to him.  Salad Read More