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  • The Last Layer

    I have been trying to figure out how to write this post since we left Sacsayhuaman. There is something about standing on a hill that high, looking out over a city that has been conquered, rebuilt, and commodified, and still feels undeniably alive, that makes you want to say something real. So I am going…

  • Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

    Two days. Four stops. A lot of feelings I am still processing. We started in the Sacred Valley at the Pisac market and ruins, had a Pachamanca lunch at El Albergue, visited Awamaki, and then stood at Machu Picchu. Each stop built on the last in a way I did not expect, and by the…

  • Three days in the Amazon

    The Boat Rides I am going to start with the thing that surprised me the most, because I did not see it coming at all. Before this trip, the boat rides were what I was most nervous about because all I thought about was being really close to the water in the middle of the…

  • Corporate Sustainability in Lima, and the Amazon

    The past two days have been a lot to process. Between KPA, DP World, and our meeting with Peru Sostenible, plus walking the Miraflores boardwalk and wandering through Barranco, I feel like I’ve gotten a much fuller picture of what sustainability actually looks like on the ground in a developing economy, not just in a…

  • Lima: History, Industry, and Everything In Between

    Tuesday, June 16 was one of those days where you look back at your itinerary and wonder how you fit all of that into one day. An ancient museum, a recycling facility, and a neighborhood walking tour. Lima really does not slow down. Museo Larco I genuinely did not know what to expect walking into…