Final Reflections of Peru
Thank you to everyone who has followed us on our adventures in Peru! Our work as anthropology students may seem repetitive as we sorted through boxes of remains, cataloged the data, and put the boxes back for two weeks. However, I realized the data we anthropology students collected for research is also a means to preserve prehistory. Our work and the work of …
Lima, Peru to WCC, Michigan Part 2
The anthropology group and I landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as dawn crept above the Atlantic Ocean on June 15. We checked in our bags before we took a taxi to breakfast, breaking the three week trend of rolls and eggs we ate during the trip. A cafe with a view of the beach was …
Lima, Peru to WCC, Michigan Part 1
June 14 was our last day in Peru; we could sleep in and leisurely enjoy the hotel’s breakfast. Some of our group visited the Indian Market. The Indian Market was a maze of vendors selling every kind of souvenir possible. We picked up last minute purchases at the market before we returned to the hotel where …
Cuzco to Lima
We had another grab-and-gulp breakfast on June 13 as we had to catch our flight to Lima. Arriving early turned out to be a good idea, as it took us an hour to check-in our bags. Unlike the previous day the skies were clear and our flight left on time. If the skies had not …
Ollantaytambo to Cuzco
After breakfast, we left Ollantaytambo in the van. Overcast skies hung above us as we drove back to Cuzco to check into our hostel. In Cusco we encountered a celebration on the street where children dressed in authentic garb were dancing. This time of year was apparently a celebration of the children. We saw them performing …