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Category: Peru and Bolivia, 2023
Since my return, I have been very happy to report on my trip and its conditions, and there have been various questions about it, which…
am back..
It is a wonderful gift to be able to spend the last day of my trip through Peru and Bolivia in Chacaclayo, on the outskirts…
Lima after all … So far it was only a transfer point at the airport, but since I was invited by Angie H. (warm greetings!!!!)…
By now I feel like I’m counting the days backwards again, more and more often I have to say “I’m doing this for the last…
Tonight it rained and thundered like crazy. It thundered directly above us, lightning and thunder were not far apart. Everything is very damp this morning.…
Today we got straight back on the boat after breakfast and saw some birds, such as toucans, as well as sloths and other animals. As…
I slept wonderfully with all these jungle noises. The rooms are spacious, about 40 square meters in size and covered on the outside with a…
I can admit to being a little nervous, as I’ve never driven deep into the jungle before. More than 30 years ago in Brazil, but…
Today was the last day of shooting. A total of five weeks in the cities of Cusco, La Paz and Iquitos, at 5 degrees, 15…
Nauta is the second city in the jungle after Iquitos, and until 20 years ago it was only accessible by boat. About two decades ago,…
What a great body I have! I’ve had diarrhea for about 3 days, thank God without pain, but annoying, of course. But …. As soon…
The first day of photography in Iquitos – it was a lot of fun and successful, with numerous spectators. It was already clear beforehand that…
Today was a research day in Iquitos, with 38 degrees, heat and lots of smells. The three of us (Rosa, my companion, the tuktuk driver…
As on so many days, I woke up today and switched on Deutschlandfunk. Among other things, there were reports on two things that are also…
Someone must have changed the channel, I feel like I’m in a new film: 1,500 kilometers further north, 3,950 meters lower and only about 500…
Today’s travel day was one of extremes.First of all the traveling itself, with my luggage and films it is always a special excitement, because the…
This morning was the last shooting day in La Paz, more precisely in Chasquipampa, a suburb about 5 kilometers south of the southern zone. Chasipampa…
That’s the great thing about my job: I get to get up early (in this case at 5:30 am) and see the sunrise. We drove…
After two days of photography, today is a necessary day off – my body is exhausted. As the hotel is very nice, I spent half…
Photography, large format, with Polaroid and film ….It was a successful day, exhausting, but with happy results. Damián and I sometimes needed a lot of…
After two days of research in the city, Damián and I drove to and through the rural areas of Valencia today. The Spanish were really…
Because it’s so breathtaking, here are some more pictures:. In total, there are over 33 kilometers of cable cars in La Paz, divided into 10…
Madness !Madness !Madness ! Today with few words …. The witch woman … incl. llama fetuses.. An incredible hustle and bustle at the markets ….…
When I arrived the night before last, I couldn’t see the way to our little island because it was dark. This morning in daylight, as…
Yesterday evening I arrived by train at around 18:00, the time when it starts to get dark, which happens very quickly. A cab I ordered…
It is incredible to be able to make this journey in a train that struggles up 1,000 meters in altitude, from 3,300 to 4,300 meters,…
Adios Cusco, I lived in this great city for 14 days, 3,300 meters higher than usual, I was able to experience a lot, it was…
At this time 14 days ago I was still sitting in Schiphol and the day after tomorrow my journey continues to the next destination. The…
What happened today was something I had expected, of course. When I take photos at markets, eating there is of course included, there are numerous…
Finally – here we go! Yesterday and today I went to three markets that couldn’t have been more different: in San Jeronimo at the wholesale…
Yesterday was All Souls’ Day, November 2. This is a day that many Peruvians spend at the cemetery with their deceased loved ones, who are…
Celebrating festivals in foreign countries is always particularly interesting, what is different here than at home, in terms of actions, food and traditions. As you…
On this day, culture was once again on the agenda: in Sacsayhuaman.First of all: how are you supposed to remember this word? A Quechua word…
Today’s post gives an inside view into a photographic life:This morning I got up at 6:00 a.m. like every morning, because today I was finally…
The first counters are slowly appearing ….and numerous details, for example a plant, the one at the bottom lying on the small bed, the one…
A great day with many, many impressions,Chinchero: the mayors of the province meet at the Inca site for the weekly blessing. In the 15th century,…
I was able to experience something incredible today: a drive through the Sacred Valley, Valle Sagrado, approx. 180 km, from Cusco (3,400 m) via Chinchero…
Madness! Today was the day of the markets! My lovely hostess took me on her shopping tour, which is characterized by four markets. I was…
Today was my first day in the city and that means that the theme of the day was trade. After just a few meters through…
After two nights with a headache and oxygen intake in the morning, it was clear that I would have to stay 300 meters higher for…
Unbelievable, yesterday morning in Amsterdam, yesterday evening in Cusco, the flight was entertaining, every change went smoothly. I was very lucky that my hand luggage…
Here we go! Finally, after about 4 months of preparation, 12 hours of flying. I sit at the window and study the cloud images, it’s…
Day 0, a day in the intermediate stage, months of preparation converge in one point, visually in two rucksacks and 24 hours later, tomorrow evening,…
Now it’s becoming tangibly real, almost everything is packed, the camera backpack weighs only 13 kg without films and polas, that’s fine, I was expecting…
When I travel to foreign countries, one of the first questions I ask myself is: what do they eat there, what ingredients are available to…
The most important thing to be able to work well in a foreign country is information that I can use to prepare myself. Where can…
Peru – ein Land mehr als doppelt so gross wie Deutschland und mit nur etwa 1/10tel der Einwohner. Das Land wird eingeteilt in drei Zonen:…
Shortly before I will be on the road for almost six weeks, we enjoy a little time at one of our favorite places, of course…
The time will soon be here ….the long-awaited trip to Peru and Bolivia can soon begin. I’ve known since March 2023 that I’ve been awarded…