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Saqsaywaman

June 24, 2011  /
Saqsaywaman
Upon arriving at the entrance to Saqsaywaman we followed the festival participants towards the main plaza. The Inti Raymi, “Festival of the Sun”, was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti, one of the most venerated gods...

Inti Raymi

June 24, 2011  /
Inti Raymi
Waking up early I decided to take a morning walk around the Plaza San Francisco. The plaza was bustling in anticipation of the Inti Raymi festivities, the Incan festival in honor of the sun god (more about this later). After my walk I headed back...

Corpus Christi

June 23, 2011  /
Corpus Christi
When the afternoon arrived we decided to venture out to the Plaza de Armas and take in the Corpus Christi festivities. Not really knowing what to expect beforehand I was surprised at the amount of people out and about. It was slow going but we...

City of Cuzco

June 23, 2011  /
City of Cuzco
After catching a taxi/van from the Velazco Astete Airport we soon arrived at the Plaza San Francisco. The plaza was getting things ready for a large market and the first thing that caught our attention were the roasted guinea pigs. Passing the...

Headed to Cuzco

June 23, 2011  /
Headed to Cuzco
Years of thinking I’d get my passport I finally went ahead and submitted my application this past April. I figured that I’d get it so when the opportunity to travel abroad arose I’d be ready.  Little did I know that I’d get the chance only a...

Amicalola Falls

August 7, 2010  /
Amicalola Falls
This weekend I traveled back to Georgia and arrived last last night. Early this morning my dear friend and I decided to check out Amicalola Falls State Park. The falls are located in the Chattahooche National Forest in Northern Georgia and tumble...

Buford Dam

June 17, 2010  /
Buford Dam
After a storm passed through my Uncle and I decided to go for a drive around Lake Lanier. We stopped for a little bit next to the Chattahoochee River just beneath the Buford Dam. We were taking photos and then all of a sudden the wind picked up...

Stone Mountain

June 15, 2010  /
Stone Mountain
My uncle and I decided to climb out of bed early and go for a hike up Stone Mountain. We tried to leave a little bit early so we could escape the traffic but it still took more than a hour to get there. Once we finally arrived at the parking lot...