potato fields | 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 potato fields | 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 Tantamaco’s Potatoes and Stunning Scenery http://joe.in/tantamacos-potatoes-and-stunning-scenery/ http://joe.in/tantamacos-potatoes-and-stunning-scenery/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:10:29 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5989 In southern Peru’s Macusani District, circa 4,000 metre high Tantamaco is the organic native potato capital. Potatoes are indeed widely grown here and in fact originated from this part of the world. However, for me this aspect of Tantamaco was … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/tantamacos-potatoes-and-stunning-scenery/feed/ 1 Ruins and Ceramics at Pre-Inca Settlement Marca Marca http://joe.in/ruins-and-ceramics-at-pre-inca-settlement-marca-marca/ http://joe.in/ruins-and-ceramics-at-pre-inca-settlement-marca-marca/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:23:31 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6089 Near Tantamaco on the Corani and Macusani district border in southern Peru lies Marca Marca. Settled during pre-Inca times and situated on a hill, the village overlooked the surrounding high Andes valley. Low level cloud soon replaced beautiful late afternoon … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/ruins-and-ceramics-at-pre-inca-settlement-marca-marca/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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