Ayapata | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:06:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg Ayapata | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Two Amazing Day Trips from Macusani, Carabaya Province, Peru http://joe.in/two-amazing-day-trips-from-macusani-carabaya-province-peru/ http://joe.in/two-amazing-day-trips-from-macusani-carabaya-province-peru/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:49:45 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6103 In October 2016 Rocío and I undertook two amazing day tours in the southern Peruvian Andes Mountains as part of our 2016 Interoceanic Highway Trip. We saw stunning scenery, prehistoric history and witnessed something extremely rare: a condor hunting and … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/two-amazing-day-trips-from-macusani-carabaya-province-peru/feed/ 1 Wondrous Landscapes, Natural and Ancient Sites at Pitumarka, Peru http://joe.in/wondrous-landscapes-natural-and-ancient-sites-at-pitumarka-peru/ http://joe.in/wondrous-landscapes-natural-and-ancient-sites-at-pitumarka-peru/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:39:32 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5920 The scenery and views around Pitumarka in Ayapata District blew me away. Travelling from Macusani, Rocío and I accompanied guide Ulices and our Hilux 4WD driver for the first of two amazing day trips. Seeing the glaciers, mountains, waterfalls, lakes, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/wondrous-landscapes-natural-and-ancient-sites-at-pitumarka-peru/feed/ 1 Condor Dive-Bombing and other Animals Around Macusani, Carabaya Province http://joe.in/condor-dive-bombing-and-other-animals-around-macusani-carabaya-province/ http://joe.in/condor-dive-bombing-and-other-animals-around-macusani-carabaya-province/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:29:22 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5947 A condor dive-bombing was the biggest highlight of Rocío and my two amazing October 2016 day trips from Macusani. Other animals in the Carabaya Province of Peru’s Puno Region included flamingos, Andean geese, a native rodent and domestic livestock. Andean Condor … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/condor-dive-bombing-and-other-animals-around-macusani-carabaya-province/feed/ 1 The Interoceanic Highway Trip http://joe.in/the-interoceanic-highway-trip/ http://joe.in/the-interoceanic-highway-trip/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:19:04 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5809 A llama with a view near Tantamaco in Macusani District Rocío and my month-long trip along and around the Interoceanic Highway in southern Peru and eastern Brazil was one of my greatest travel experiences. The red pins show places visited … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/the-interoceanic-highway-trip/feed/ 0 From Andean Glaciers to the Amazon Jungle in one Spectacular Day http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/ http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:11:56 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5572 The journey from Ayapata to Puerto Maldonado was my most amazing and varied single day of travel ever. Seeing glaciers, tropical jungle and other magnificent landscapes all on the same day is hard to beat. In late September 2016 Rocío … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/feed/ 3 Ancient Pitumarka Mummies in Taype http://joe.in/ancient-pitumarka-mummies-in-taype/ http://joe.in/ancient-pitumarka-mummies-in-taype/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:14:29 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5551 WARNING: this blog post contains images of mummified remains Rocío’s and my September 2016 visit to Ayapata District coincided with an exciting local story. One week earlier authorities had seized mummies from a family in the Pitumarka archaeological site. The … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/ancient-pitumarka-mummies-in-taype/feed/ 2 Where is Ayapata? http://joe.in/where-is-ayapata/ http://joe.in/where-is-ayapata/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:49:27 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5447 Ayapata in Carabaya Province, Peru, is a place I never knew existed*. This was until Rocío and I saw Macusani posters advertising Ayapata’s first coffee festival for 25 September 2016. We thought it was a great excuse to visit, despite the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/where-is-ayapata/feed/ 3 The First Festival of Esquilaya Coffee, Ayapata, Carabaya, Puno, Peru http://joe.in/the-first-festival-of-esquilaya-coffee-ayapata-carabaya-puno-peru/ http://joe.in/the-first-festival-of-esquilaya-coffee-ayapata-carabaya-puno-peru/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:45:06 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5519 A poster in Macusani promoting the 1st Esquilaya Coffee Festival (I Festival de Café Esquilaya) held in Ayapata on 25 September 2016 Peru is a significant producer and exporter of coffee, with its crop primarily grown on the Andes’ eastern … Continue reading →

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