prologue:

on october 15, 2004, i went with my roommate, art and our then-neighbor, olivia to see a movie called "the motorcycle diaries." it is based on the true travels of a young ernesto "che" guevara and his friend, alberto. in 1951, the two set off from their home in argentina and drove across south america on a motorcycle called "the mighty one." the people they met and places they saw truly changed the path of their lives.

so, the next day, we shared a pizza and talked about the movie. having wanted to visit machu picchu since i was young, i threw out the idea of going. almost without hesitation, the other two said, "okay."

4 months and some fancy planning later, we set off to go to peru and western bolivia, where i have a cousin in the peace corps. i held no delusions that this trip would alter our world-views and we'd become infamous political figures like mr. guevara. but, a part of me hoped something would change.

follow along with our trip...

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