But For the Sky

Author: Claudia

  • Mendoza: More Wine, More Steak

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    After a successful road trip up north, we again packed our bags and took a 19-hour bus south to the wine country capital of Mendoza. Nick had been there five years ago when visiting a friend who was living in Valparaíso (across the border in Chile) and remembered it fondly, and I knew I wasn’t…

  • Yum: Alfajores

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    I had seen these cookies in other countries, but as soon as we got to Argentina, everyone started to take their alfajores much more seriously. Essentially it is a cookie sandwich made of two somewhat dry but nonetheless tasty cookies and filled with dulce de leche, which in my opinion is pretty much the best-tasting…

  • Northwest Argentina Road Trip

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    After a great introduction to northwest Argentina during our few days in Salta, we decided it was time for a roadtrip. We’ve been taking buses everywhere, which is a great way to get around South America, but the disadvantage is that it restricts us to only traveling to places that have regular bus connections. Originally…

  • Bolivia and Argentina: General Observations

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    I think our posts generally do a decent job of describing where we’ve been, what we’ve done, and what we’ve been eating, but I’m not sure we’ve given you our general impressions of the countries or their culture (although you can often probably gather some of that). In any event, the last two countries we’ve…

  • Yum: Pique Macho

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    Pique Macho,  roughly translated, means man-snack. It may not look that appetizing, but Pique Macho is a classic Bolivian dish containing beef, french fries, onions, peppers, ‘sausage’ (i.e., hot dogs), and hard-boiled egg. I suppose it’s kind of like an American casserole, which I have always thought of as a dish that just contains whatever…

  • The World’s Most Dangerous Road and Coroico

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    When we got to Bolivia, we knew we definitely wanted to do one thing: pick one place and just relax and catch up on life somewhere peaceful that we didn’t have to spend a dozen hours on a bus to get to. Bolivia isn’t a huge country, but many of its most interesting regions and…

  • La Paz

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    After a somewhat hectic entrance into Bolivia, we were happy to arrive to our hotel in the neighborhood of Sopocachi in La Paz. We didn’t really know what to expect of this city of almost two million people and 4,000m above sea-level (the world’s highest capital), as most people either love or hate large cities…

  • Yum: Inca Cola

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    Coca-cola is everywhere in South America, but Peru has always been fighting back with its own popular soda: Inca Cola. It’s bright yellow and made from lemongrass, which sounds cool, but in reality it tastes like bubble gum! So it’s not surprising to see kids addicted to it, but I don’t quite get adults’ fascination…

  • Ica & Huacachina: Lots of Pisco, Lots of Sand

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    We needed a place to break up the very long journey between Lima and Cusco (anywhere from 20 to 30 hours depending on which route you take). Our stop options on the shortest route were either Nazca, home of the famous Nazca lines which can be seen from an airplane tour, or Ica, a town…

  • A Trip to the Salon

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    Some of you have been asking: what do we look like after 2+ months of travel? Yes, we still use razors once in a while; yes, we are tan (but it’s a farmer’s tan); yes, we still wear shoes regularly. However, my hair was out of control long (for me)– it hadn’t been this long…