June is the month during which all the cusquenians celebrate the Inti Raymi, which is June 24 exactly. But before this day there are many parades and activities, and Ward and I went to see some of these. Here I uploaded some pictures of parades here in Cusco, Peru
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Mama Africa
I have a part-time gig teaching English at the ICPNA here in Cusco. My students are really great and it’s been a lot of fun so far. I try to use real life examples while I teach, and because Cusco is such a popular travel destination I often refer to some of the tourist places downtown.
My favorite reference is Mama Africa, a popular disco at the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru. So here’s a picture of Patricia and I at Mama Africa!
– Ward
Natural or modern medicine?
Patricia and I both got sick as the proverbial dog in the last 2 weeks. Nothing serious, just a bad flu. Patricia’s uncle knows many of the natural healing techniques people here in Peru use. Much of it is based on the ancient Inca culture, and some has its roots in the cultures of the Amazon jungle. So we drank lots of herbal tea and tried some of the natural remedies as well as our doctor-prescribed medicines.
We’re finally both feeling better now. I do like what I’ve learned so far about natural medicine. Perhaps one day we will help Patricia’s uncle open a health spa in the Sacred Valley. For sure the people here in Cusco have to be quite strong to deal with the altitude (nearly 11,000ft) and the climate (temperatures are really nice during the day, around 80 degrees in the sun, but near freezing at night).
The Incas believed when taking this pose on this rock at Machu Picchu, you will receive energy and healing powers from the sun.
– Ward
Novedades desde la tierra del sol
Hola a todos:
Ward y yo estamos tratando de seguir adelante, claro que con un poco mas de esfuerzo de parte mia seguramente lo lograremos, ahora estamos tratando de crear una agencia de turismo, y ojala salga bien… mis dos perros estan igual que siempre, ladrando a todos aquellos que pasan por nuestra casa, en la universidad todo me va bien gracias a que tengo unas muy buenas amigas, estas dos semanas seran bien tragicas para mi ya que estamos en examenes finales y tenemos tres trabajos que hacer los cuales son notas para los examenes….ah tambien estoy en busca de trabajo, haber si saben de algo y me pasan la voz …
Things you get used to.
After living in Peru for awhile I got used to doing the laundry by hand, not having hot water, my own car or things of that nature. In most houses here there’s no heat, and at night it gets cold up here in the mountains. But it’s easy to stay warm under some nice Alpaca blankets. One of these days I intend to start an export business of Alpaca and cotton goods, but that’s another story.
– Ward Welvaert
Life in Peru 