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Setting Out, México & Guatemala
Central America
Colombia
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Chile & Argentina
Uruguay
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El Camino a Peru
El Camino a Peru
An arduous and epic border-crossing route through the Andes
Gabriel Goldstein
Jun 13, 2019
Cloud Lands
Cloud Lands
through the northeastern Peruvian Andes: Chachapoyas, Kuelap and Leymebamba
Gabriel Goldstein
Jun 22, 2019
In the Footsteps of History
In the Footsteps of History
Riding combi vans over Andes to the city of Cajamarca, where Pizarro met Atahualpa and the world changed.
Gabriel Goldstein
Jul 1, 2019
Trujillo y la Costa de Niebla
Trujillo y la Costa de Niebla
the foggy, barren coast of Northern Peru; La Huaca de la Luna, perhaps the most striking archaeological site of the journey
Gabriel Goldstein
Jul 8, 2019
In and Out of Lima
In and Out of Lima
contending with the great megacity
Gabriel Goldstein
Jul 27, 2019
Taking the Long Way to Cuzco
Taking the Long Way to Cuzco
in which, rather than taking a twenty four hour bus around the Andes, the author takes five days to travel straight over them
Gabriel Goldstein
Aug 17, 2019
The Navel of the World
The Navel of the World
exploring Cuzco, the capital of the Inca empire
Gabriel Goldstein
Aug 27, 2019
The Navel of the World, Part 2
The Navel of the World, Part 2
further explorations of the archaeologically rich lands around Cuzco
Gabriel Goldstein
Sep 8, 2019
Into El Valle Sagrado
Into El Valle Sagrado
I leave Cuzco and venture deeper into the Inca heartland, the Sacred Valley of Peru
Gabriel Goldstein
Sep 23, 2019
Mas Lejos en el Valle Sagrado
Mas Lejos en el Valle Sagrado
In and around the magical pueblo of Ollantaytambo, climbing up to camp at the Sun Gate
Gabriel Goldstein
Oct 7, 2019
Arequipa
Arequipa
On the three hundred and sixth day of my journey, I arrived in the city where I would make my home for the next nine months…
Gabriel Goldstein
Nov 15, 2019
Vivir al Pie de los Volcanes
Vivir al Pie de los Volcanes
In which I grapple with the challenges of TEFL teaching, and receive a much needed visit from an old friend
Gabriel Goldstein
Dec 9, 2019
Two Times to Colca
Two Times to Colca
Explorations surrounding the second deepest canyon in the world
Gabriel Goldstein
Dec 21, 2019
False Shamans and Final Exams
False Shamans and Final Exams
Settling into a charmingly strange Arequipa life
Gabriel Goldstein
Jan 10, 2020
A First Look at Lake Titicaca
A First Look at Lake Titicaca
the high-altitude city of Puno and its environs
Gabriel Goldstein
Jan 29, 2020
Islas at the Top of the World
Islas at the Top of the World
Seeing out the year on the enchanting islands of Amantaní and Taquile in the midst of El Lago de Titicaca
Gabriel Goldstein
Feb 15, 2020
Last Dance in Arequipa, Part One
Last Dance in Arequipa, Part One
Dreams of the Night Plaza and the Dusk River; Returning to my Teaching life; Trying to get a band and set together for a musical engagement
Gabriel Goldstein
Mar 9, 2020
Last Dance in Arequipa, Part Two
Last Dance in Arequipa, Part Two
Complications of Peruvian History; Last preparations for a Show; Playing my first Musical Gig in Four Years; Polishing Souls at the Rio
Gabriel Goldstein
Mar 23, 2020
A First Night in Chile
A First Night in Chile
The first step of the last leg of my journey: leaving Arequipa, across the border to Arica, a difficult landing
Gabriel Goldstein
Apr 3, 2020
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