To understand Peru is, to a great extent, to understand the Andes Mountains. They’re considerably taller than any of the Rockies in the lower 48, and much steeper. This means that some of them remain snow-capped all year round. They tower above and around many of Peru’s cities and ancient Inca ruins, like a gentle reminder that we’re tiny creatures on a massive planet. These were some of my impressions
Nut turns twelve today as he walks down the rainy street from his training camp toward his village’s boxing ring. His shin splints ache with each step, but he’s grown accustomed to it. Like many Thai children his age, he has already trained in his country’s national martial art, Muay Thai, for several years. Muay Thai is more than a martial art for many Thai people: it’s a way of
Due to an amusing oversight on the part of an enterprising tour guide, a growing population of Rhesus macaques now resides in Silver Springs, Florida. It’s rumored that the original group of Floridian monkeys escaped from the set of a Tarzan movie being filmed in Florida, but in reality they were imported in 1938 by Colonel Tooey, a tour guide who thought a small colony of monkeys would attract more
