Photo Credit: Martha Stewart Living, November 2009
Shelley Levine
Sustainable Travel
Since returning from Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands last summer, I have become more and more conscious of how these areas are being affected by tourism. Both destinations are highly regulated and are still […]
My Green Suitcase
I don’t remember a time when I was not environmentally conscious. My first memory of meaningfully connecting with my environment was as a Girl Scout in 1962. I did not remember details so I did […]
Cusco
June 30, 2019 On our last full day in Peru, we met our driver after breakfast and drove an hour and a half to Cusco. Cusco is all about location, location, location. Cusco is a […]
Ollantaytambo
June 24, 2019 Our last stop was Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is set on the Urubamba River and is known for the ruins at the end of town. Big cobbled stones line the perfect rectangular grid of […]
Salinas de Maras
June 24, 2019 The salt pans date back to pre-Inca times and are still being worked today. Warm salty water appears from an ancient spring water canal called Qoripujio in the side of a mountain […]
Maras
June 24, 2019 We switched things up a bit, which was possible because we had a private driver. We wanted to see the village of Maras and Maras Salt Pans. To reach the salt pans […]