Monthly Archives: July 2010

Camping

Posted on July 13, 2010 by sterlinggray

I just got back from a three-day camping trip. The possibility of camping with Bolivians interested me. Would it be very different? And would any of the boys die, considering that I had been placed as a leader, alongside fellow … Continue reading →

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Aymara New Year

Posted on July 6, 2010 by sterlinggray

It all starts at about 3:30 in the morning. Three men dressed in red robes and warm hats blow instruments made of animal horns and a conch shell. Copacabana slowly ripples with energy, live bodies silently making their way from … Continue reading →

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La Isla del Sol and Tea with the English

Posted on July 2, 2010 by sterlinggray

Everything about La Isla del Sol is impressive. It was here that the Incan sun god Inti was born, and where his son, Manco Capac, came out of the cleft of a rock and gave birth to the Incan Empire. … Continue reading →

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