products and services that I have consumed or taken advantage of that contain the word "Inka" which in actuality probably have little or nothing too do with the pre-Colombian South American empire:
cola
budget hostel accommodation
pancakes
second class bus service to Lima
seafood platter
toilet paper
gum
radio station

when the driver stood up in front of everyone before we embarked and took a breathalizer test and then passed the results around the bus, somehow it didn't really put my mind at ease.

my new friend Jesus Casanova sat down beside me on the bus to Huaraz and said things every once in a while.  the following is a list of all the things that i understood:
look at that man with a small hat.
look at that dirty pig.
look at that.
take a picture of me with your camera.
look at that factory.

This is the most important artist in all of Chuaraz.

you can tell he's important because of the bust-length sculptural portrait. 
you can tell he's an artist because of the rakishly angled beret. 

chavin trek

that's a car battery on a donkey.

from what i can gather, at some point in the past there was a massive earthquake that dislodged a massive chunk of glacier that slid down a mountain and killed everyone in the valley settlement of Yungay - everyone except the few people who were able to take refuge at the highest point in the city - this cemetery.  the only living found among the dead.

long-haul bus travel affords one a cube of designated personal space, constant visual stimulation combined with a gentle rocking motion, efficient meals with such specific silverware, and no expectation of productivity.  really, it's ideal.

on the bus on the way home
B-29, I-04, N-14, G-22, O-19
and I won a cheap bottle of whiskey with a broken seal. 
Busdriver Breathalizer, where are you now?