Anatomy
of an Inca Adventure THE
ROYAL INCA HIGHWAY 6.5
months 3,125
miles Countries:
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,Chile Languages:
Spanish, Quechua Diet:
Guinea pigs, potatoes, chicha (boiled cassava fermented with human
saliva), potatoes, jerky, quinoa stew, potatoes, liquid fur (corn
flour and honey), potatoes. Transport:
hitchhiking, motorbike, train, bus, truck, reed boat, horse, mule,
plane, foot Thorny
issues:
Cocaine, landmines, hallucinogenic healing ceremonies, military
helicopter crash, riot. Vicuñas
caught: 1,626 Pounds
of cocaine paste burned down: 4.2 Bulls
fought:
11 Landmines
unearthed: 7 Helicopters
crashes:
1 Balls
of wool spun: 19 Wildest
ride: hitchhiking on the Death Highway after dark
in the rain. Favorite
father figure:
Buso, the father of Huanchaco beach ("Women are made for
cooking fish, not catching them") Strangest
costume: miniskirt, breastplate, knee-high red
leather spike heals, false eyelashes, bright orange hair, horns. Close
second: Orange cloak, conductor’s cap, black
face paint made of tar and animal fat, red lipstick and gold sparkles. Companions:6
Mama Negra grooms in black face-paint. 3 Bolivian anti-drug trafficking
units. 825 she-devil dancers. 2 stubborn Peruvian fishermen. The
Walker. 2 unhappy Brazilian soldiers. Northern Ecuador’s
Greatest Healer. 200+ rioters. The Lord of Miracles. 3 vicuña-gathering
villages. 2 patrols of Ecuadorian landmine engineers. 1 vegetarian
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