ADVENTURES UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES PART V: THE BROTHERS AYAR AND THE BIRTHOF THE TAWANTINSUYO
I've just come back from seeing a big Andean theatre production in the ruins at a teeny village called Maukallaqta to the east of Peru -...
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ashli72
- Jun 19, 2013
- 3 min
ADVENTURES UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES PART IV: MOSQOY GRADUATION
Seeing as it’s Peru, the ceremony couldn’t have started before a full two hours had elapsed past the hour indicated on the invitations....
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ashli72
- Jun 10, 2013
- 3 min
REFLECTIONS FROM KATHERYN: SEPTEMBER'S DYE WORKSHOP IN HUARAN
My first dyeing workshop in Peru was a great experience, and as promised I would like to share with you some of the real action behind...
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ashli72
- Jun 10, 2013
- 3 min
MAGGIE IN PERU: ADVENTURES UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES PART III: THE ENCUENTRO
The Peru team here (Leah, myself, Jose Luis, and Kristina) held the annual Q’ente Encuentro last month, where representative weavers...
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ashli72
- May 29, 2013
- 3 min
MAGGIE IN PERU: ADVENTURES UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES PART II: THE ROAD TOCANCHA CANCHA
The road to Cancha Cancha begins in Huaran, in the heart of the Sacred Valley. It is a long and beautiful trail that climbs up into a...
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ashli72
- May 22, 2013
- 3 min
MAGGIE IN PERU: ADVENTURES UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES: PART I
It’s taking time, as it always does, to fall in love with this new life I’m leading in Cusco, but it’s taken no time at all to fall in...
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ashli72
- May 17, 2013
- 3 min
JOHANNA IN PERU: AN UNFORGETTABLE HIKE
An unforgettable hike: Crossing the mountains between Quishuarani and Cancha Cancha My volunteering time ended with an unforgettable trip...
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ashli72
- May 17, 2013
- 3 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART XV: A RAINBOW OF COLOUR
Cherry red, carrot orange, grass green: we use objects from nature to describe these vibrant shades, but I often forget the vast palette...
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ashli72
- May 17, 2013
- 1 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART XVI: PHOTO SHOOT!
We had an awesome photo shoot over the weekend with the help of a volunteer photographer. Jose Luis and I had great fun modelling the...
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ashli72
- May 17, 2013
- 1 min
JOHANNA IN PERU: MACHU PICCHU: THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
To spend some time in Cusco means you have to visit Machu Picchu. Every second question the Peruvians ask to the tourists is, “Have you...
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ashli72
- Apr 11, 2013
- 1 min
SPRING, ECOVILLAGE & NEW VACANCIES
Leo Tolstoy writes in Anna Karenina that “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” And Mosqoy has taken it to heart this year! As the...
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ashli72
- Apr 2, 2013
- 3 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART XIV:CARNAVAL
This week I had the pleasure of experiencing Peruvian “Carnaval”. Carnival celebrations occur at this time of year all throughout Latin...
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ashli72
- Apr 2, 2013
- 2 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART XIII: FLAVOURS OF PERU
Over the weekend I participated in a cooking workshop put on by one of our Mosqoy students. The workshop was part of the Kallpa K’oj...
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ashli72
- Apr 1, 2013
- 4 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART XII: INCA MARVELS
The Sacred Valley is incredibly rich in history. It seems nearly every town has an Incan archaeological site, and people have been living...
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ashli72
- Apr 1, 2013
- 3 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART XI: ADVENTURES WITH THE DWARF TWINS
I was back in the Mapacho River Valley this weekend with some brand new Mosqoy students. It was their first visit to some of the...
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ashli72
- Mar 31, 2013
- 3 min
LEAH IN CUSCO PART X: MOUNTAIN TREASURE
Two snow-capped mountain peaks loom above the village of Cancha Cancha. One snowy crest guards each side of the valley like a boundary...
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ashli72
- Mar 19, 2013
- 1 min
VACANCY: DIGITAL OUTREACH ASSISTANT
We are looking for one or two passionate volunteers to help our Marketing Manager reach out to our international supporters online and...
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ashli72
- Mar 7, 2013
- 4 min
VOLUNTEER LEAH HUGHES IN CUSCO PART IX: DESCENT OF THE KINGS
This weekend I got to experience a big fiesta in the nearby town of Ollantaytambo. It was a three-day event that takes place starting on...
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ashli72
- Mar 6, 2013
- 2 min
2012 WRAP-UP FROM VICTORIA
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! FELIZ AÑO! Hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are full of energy for 2013. A year full of healthy protein and...
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ashli72
- Mar 6, 2013
- 4 min
VOLUNTEER LEAH HUGHES IN CUSCO PART VI: ¿ALLILLANCHU?
I was back in the beautiful Mapacho River Valley this past weekend. It’s hard to believe that a month has gone by since I was there...
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