Written by Fidgit This is the largest human displacement in Latin America’s history. Teenage boys sit perched atop the cargo loads of semi trucks passing us in Colombia. Mothers carrying…
Venezuela Part 1: Our Friends
Written by Fidgit The Venezuelans we have met while walking across South America have consistently been supportive, generous, and kind. Part of it may be because those we have met…
Riobamba to Ibarra
Written by Neon Riobamba is situated in a valley surrounded by volcanoes. The cloud cover prevented us from seeing the tops of the peaks most of the time but we…
Ingapirca to Achupallas: Emiterio & Tia Ines
Written by Fidgit In which Tia Ines and Emiterio explain (sometimes simultaneously): How Achupallas was built of of Pre-Inca and Incan stonework and some surprising tidbits about the invasion of the…
Cuenca to Riobamba
Written by Neon In my ten plus years of long distance walking, I had never had a foot injury other than blisters. Okay, I wore boots at the beginning of…
English Champions & Adolescent Guides: The Boys of Ecuador
Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit Ecuador is a spiderweb of roads. Crossing it has been a matter of connecting back and sometimes principal roads, periodically…
Loja to Cuenca
Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Neon Coming back up to Loja was akin to coming home – we were back ‘on track’ after a river respite….
Evening on the Marañón
Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit We pulled the boats onto the beach below Tupen Grande mid day. Most of the crew headed into the village…
Sorting Beans: Passing time on the Marañón
Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit It was one of those towns which instantly underwhelms: The plaza was an uneven dirt square. Funding was coming from…
Herstory: She Can Art
Haz clic aquí para leer en español The ‘Herstory: She Can’ series profiles women who pursue their passions. Each have stepped up with courage, a message, and a willingness to…
