I'm in Potosi, Bolivia ... The Highest City in the World at 13,430 feet (4070 m). The history of Potosi is quite amazing despite the difficult living conditions like the cold and lack of oxygen associated with this altitude. Potosi was once THE largest and wealthiest city in the world ... at one time surpassing even London and Paris ... thanks to the discovery of silver in the nearby "Cerro Rico" or Rich Hill. The subsequent mining of the mountain provided so muc...

After almost 2 months working in Cuzco, I decided it was time to get moving again. So here I am back in Bolivia checking out some things I missed my first time through. I am in Sucre, a pleasant city with nice weather due to the lower elevation. The downtown area is really active and busy and complimented by the student populations from four universities. It's not a very touristy place but one landmark is worth seeing. 68 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed thes...

They say a place is just a place but it's the people you meet that make a place special. This couldn't be more true. I've had a lot of fun in the last month and a half working at The Point Hostel meeting all the people that are traveling through and especially just hanging out with my co-workers. It's a fun "job", if you even want to call it that, and although the daily routine doesn't always make for interesting web-blogging, things are always fun and new here. ...

This entry, called "Cusco, The Place", is more for posting photos than anything else. I've spent a bit of time exploring the side streets and back alleys around town trying to get interesting photographs. So this collection of pictures is mostly buildings and scenery in Cusco. My next entry will be called "Cusco, The People" and will have photos of me and all the many friends I've made here while working at The Point hostel. That's really all there is to say righ...

In a move that would have mothers nervous in all four corners of the globe, some friends and I decided to rent motorcyles for the day. And what an awesome decision it was! (for most us anyway) This turned out to be one of the most fun ways to explore around Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas with all its small villages and ancient ruins. Early on a cold and cloudy Friday morning I showed up at the rental agency with Ben, Travis and Tom(all Australian), Paul...