Update: After the first day's hike, the team decided that their trek was akin to flipping through a vibrant picture book of the Andes but in live-action, infused with the sights, sounds and smells of Peruvian culture. Highlights of the journey were a pause to participate in a blessing ceremony by a highly respected shaman priest, and a day volunteering in a small mountain village where we constructed a new wing of a village building. After crossing a 14,900 foot pass, the 15 member team was delighted by the rare sight of an Andean condor. Mountain Vision wrote home with dispatches during the expedition.

• Alex Williams
• Anthony Cerretani
• Celina Barron
• David Thanh
• Karen Malmqvist
• Krista Barbour
• Lennen Madere
• Ryan Kelly

• Michael Brown
• Ryan Ross

• Filming: October 1 - 12, 2008
• Trip Length: 13 days
• Ediiting: October 14 - 18, 2008 in Boulder, CO
• Activity Type: Trekking, Cultural, Volunteering, Shaman Blessing Ceremony

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