Jan 19 2019
Peruvian Ponderings from 1981 and 2018 with Kathy Spirtes

Peruvian Ponderings from 1981 and 2018 with Kathy Spirtes

Presented by Cotuit Library at Cotuit Library

As part of our Wintertide Read and Ramble: Pathways of Peru 2019 programming, Cotuit’s own Kathy Spirtes will tell of her travels to Peru on two ocassions.

 

Kathy Spirtes traveled to Peru in 1981 on a three week adventure that included seeing Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines, Colca Canyon, Lake Titicaca and several ruins in the Cuzco area.  She returned to Peru in 2018 for a four day trek in the Lares Region. The major difference between the two trips was the interactions with local people. The 1981 trip was led by a British guide and the 2018 trip was led by several Quechua (Inca descendants) guides.  During the Lares trek she met a number of Quechua people in their homes or along the trail, even spending a night in a family home along the trail. She is amazed that at 64 she did a much more strenuous as they hiked over two 14,000 foot passes. Kathy pondered and is still pondering who 28 year-old Kathy was back in 1981 and how she now relates to the 64 year-old who went to Peru in 2018.  

 

This program is free but please register at cotuitlibrary.org/events or contact the Library.

Admission Info

Free Admission

Dates & Times

2019/01/19 - 2019/01/19

Location Info

Cotuit Library

871 Main Street, Cotuit, MA 02635