Edmonton REALTOR travels to Latin America!
From mid-October2008 to mid-January 2009 I was fortunate to experience the trip of a lifetime! After spending a week in Cuba with friends I moved on to Mexico City and then on to such incredible adventures in Panama City and up the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu!
Visiting Josue, my World Vision sponsor child and his family, was an extremely touching day. World Vision has changed the lives of this family in so many ways! During my visit I witnessed the power of World Vision as this organization built a new two room home for this wonderful family!
Mexico is full of incredible food, warm people, alluring culture and countles churches. This church is one of many we found in the town of Patzcuaro. Patzcuaro is home to the biggest festival in all of Mexico, Day of the Dead.
Viewing Panama City’s skyline from the neighbourhood of San Felipe is breathtaking. The city itself is a bustling melting pot of cultures, cuisines, and shopping, not to mention the incredible engineering feat – The Panama Canal.
Nicaragua is home to active volcanoes, large lakes and endless natural beauty. I went ziplining through a rainforest on the side of Masaya Volcano with my mom and aunt. In a few trees we encountered a family of monkeys as we zipped on by!
While in Peru, my boyfriend Thomas and I had the honor of hiking the famous Inca Trail. It was a trying four days of hiking in order to reach the coveted ruins of Machu Picchu.
Along the Inca Trail we were faced with many challenges, one of them being Dead Woman’s Pass. In the morning we started out at the very bottom of one Andean mountain, and by 1pm we reached the top of the summit! Our guide played Peruvian flute music a we reached the top. It was a moment that brought tears to my eyes!
As we neared the gates of Machu Picchu, my excitement grew. I had waited years to see this wonder of the world, and it definitely did not disappoint!
In this photo I am standing on one of the Los Uros floating islands found in Lake Titicaca that borders Peru and Bolivia. Whole villages of indigenous people live on these floating islands made entirely of reeds. Some inhabitants never set foot on solid ground!
This is an arial view of Iguazzu Falls that borders Brazil and Argentina. I was lucky enough to take both a helicoptor ride over the falls and a speed boat ride underneath the falls!
If ever you take a trip to Central or South America I would love to hear about your adventures. And if you want some tips on some special places to see, I would be delighted to give you my list of favourites!
Contributed by SCHMIDT Client Care Coordinator and REALTOR, Jody Robinson
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Comments
It was a pleasure reading your experiences from your trip through Latin America. I’m a native South American so I can really appreciate the beauty and diversity of that continent. My wife and I are looking forward to visiting Peru’s Machu Picchu.
I want to recommend a writer-scientist ( Gregg Braden )that teaches incredible wisdom. He says that there’s much we can learn from ancient cultures like the Incas: http://www.powerplaces.com/Peru_Sacred.htm
I highly suggest that you buy his fabulous books or DVD’s or at least go to his site: http://www.greggbraden.com/ or see some of his material on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nKSq2tV1kE
Gregg Braden, a New York Times best-selling author, has searched the remote monasteries of Egypt, Peru, and Tibet for the life-giving secrets that were encoded in the language of our most cherished traditions. ww.hayhouse.com/authorbio.php?id=99
Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., is a medical anthropologist
http://www.hayhouse.com/authorbio.php?id=314
Enjoy,
Miguel