Trip to South America November-April 2010

This time I am on a trip to do some fieldwork for my bachelor project. In Denmark my supervisor gave me some contacts I could write and a guy Miguel from the research institution PROINPA (Promicion e Investigacion de Productos Andinos) answered my mail, so here I am :)

I started my trip in Lima, Peru due to the low flight prices. Few photos from the city.












After few days I took the bus to Cusco, where I planed to take one week Spanish course at the school Fairplay.





I stayed in a home stay. Here the woman in my family.




And the house.




Plaza de Armaz in the middle of Cusco




A trip to the zoo with one of my teachers, Marianelis and her 2 girls.





Afterwards it was time to see Machu Picchu. On the way I visited Sacred valley.




Playing with some puppies in Ollantaytambo




A view on the way


And finally I made it to Machu Picchu.




After 2 weeks I went to Bolivia



Here passing Lake Titicaca






And a church in Copacabana






And some water



Then I was in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia in 4000 meters. I went to meat Miguel and started working the same week. We take the car from La Paz, go through El Alto (neighbour city as big as La Paz and grown together) and then we go out on the countryside where the resaerch center is, called Quipaquipani. It normally take 1-2 hours each way.






Evening photo of La Paz from El Alto the first day at work.


Here I'm throwing with with potatoes... or actually I'm doing a traditional Aymara ritual. In the area the local farmers are mostly indigenous people speaking Aymara (but also Spanish)


What's for lunch? They have so many different varieties here in Bolivia.





I am quite tall in this country!



The view from my apartment at 15th floor. I live with a lady Loly.


Also from my window but with a zoom :)




Lunchtime at Quipaquipani


My field :) Okay, not so interesting yet. I'm doing a project on fertilizers and quinoa.




My field again, this time with me.


We have puppies so I just love this place :)




Then Christmas got closer and we had a party at PROINPA






Off course with a lot of dancing!





Two happy colleagues


For New Year I went to Paraguay to meet up with my friend Laura, from Finland. At the hostel.




Laura and I at the cinema




Then we went to Iguazu in Argentina




And here I am




There were so many different butterflies everywhere




And other animals.




Here a mini alligator.




And Iguazu again, so beautiful!




Laura eating, but with a nice background




Back at my quinoa field after the holiday. Now they are bigger :)




Some of my colleagues





At the marked in El Alto




And the view over La Paz





At the zoo, nice park!





Valle de la Luna near La Paz




One weekend in January I went to an Aymara party in the small village Caquiaviri. Was a great experience!





The church





In the afternoon they were doing a dance parade. So great, with lots of colors.





The bulls, also a part of the event.






On a trip to Lake Titicaca





With the owner of the little hostel I stayed at.






Isla del Sol





Old Inca terrace fields could be found everywhere.





Some of the Inca ruins at the island.




Inka path with sheeps. Does this island remind you a bit about Scotland or is it just me?




And me again





A little girl saying hola.





Was my birthday the other day, Hurrah for me :)



And that was it for now :)