Vilcabamba Trek to Machu Picchu
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from blogger Mark Whitman. Mark has hiked all over…
Feeding the Masses in Puente Piedra
Three times every day, 50+ people sit down at wooden tables with colorful plastic plates piled high with food at Project Peru, the refuge my…
Building Homes in Las Laderas Peru
The hills of Las Laderas were brown and barren of trees, however they were dotted with little colorful cubes representing simple houses. Josue told me…
Project Peru
How do you find good, legitimate volunteering opportunities when you travel? I get this question all the time and like most things in life –…
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A Teenager’s View of Peru
Megan looked at me before she entered the little simple bathroom in our hotel guest house in Ollantaytambo to take a shower. She said in…
It’s a Jungle Out There
“The tarantulas are out all night so they won’t care if we are running a bit late,” our amazon jungle guide responded when I asked…
Machu Picchu a Decade Later
I’m in the same place a decade later, sitting on the terraces of Machu Picchu. The scenery has the same awe-inspiring feel. And once again,…
Inca Trail Alternate Route
Taking the Inca Trail through the Sun Gate to Machu Picchu seems to be on everyone’s bucket list these days. The problem is that not…
Into Thin Air with a Teenager
“I’ve lost my desire to Snap Chat,” Megan proclaimed weakly. Now I knew I had a serious issue on my hands. Actually I knew it…
New Perspectives in the Sacred Valley
The man with the wooden flute plays a joyful high-pitched tune; the same few bars of notes over and over again. He is dressed in…