H is for Hua… fill in the blank.
There are lots of words and cities that starts with “hua” in Peru. (Pronounced like the “wa” in “water”.) Huancaína, Huancayo, Huanchaco, Huancalvetic, Huacachina… It gets confusing.
Our latest trip to Huancayo shed some light on the issue. The high Andes area was inhabited by the Huanca people. The clan existed pre-Inca, and was considerably [...]
Heather’s Visit: Uncomfortable Ayacucho
Bus Ride to Ayacucho
On Saturday we took the Expresso Wari bus from Huancayo to Ayacucho. The tour books say that this route should take 12 hours, but since it’s not the rainy season, and it was during the day, it only took us 8 hours. With two 10-hour bus rides ahead of us to Cusco, [...]
Heather’s Visit: Huancayo & the Mantaro Valley
Day 1: Around Huancayo & Torre Torre
We got into Huancayo at 5:45am Tuesday morning after an overnight bus ride from Lima. We were able to check into our hotel right away, and went right back to sleep. Later in the day, Heather and I explored the sites around Huancayo, including their main square, market and [...]
Sister Tour Guide
It took distance and old age for my older sister and I to figure out that we liked each other. Growing up in a family of 5 kids could be ruthless at times. Sibling rivalry abounded.
Now that my sister and I have been pretty consistently living on either different ends of the US or different [...]