Oh my goodness.
I’ve pulled the curtains back
and it’s completely bonkers.
The railway here
ferries hundreds of thousands of tourists
a year.
My train was running
a couple of hours late.
But they know how to keep
the passengers happy.
I’ve got so many masks
on, I have no idea
if you can hear me, but
it just got weirder.
I humanized parities
of the devil,
according to the most recent release.
The works are here.
It comes from the cartoon language
and means naughty, obscene,
cheerful and joker.
This is now
properly bonkers,
but we all loved it
and it was definitely one way
of stopping us passengers from grumbling,
even as our much delayed train
crawled along the tracks
long into the night.
It was time to head off the tourist trail
into some of the more forgotten
corners of the Andes region.
But first, a bed for the night.
It´s very light,
and I heard some bullishness
to stay somewhere, which seems to involve
getting dressed up in a harness
and wearing a helmet.
You see the cable.
Yes, I see the cable.
All right.
So this can’t be right? Yes.
You have a question? Yeah.
Where the hell are we going?
Don’t worry about it,
you’ll love the place that I am bringing in to you.
Believe me.
I want you to just believe me.
Whose idea was this?
God.
Completely bloody bananas
Amazing.
Okay.
I’ll go in with Alex.
He’s just going to show me
where I’m staying,
and hopefully I’ll get some sleep tonight
and in the morning.
I might have a clearer idea when
we’re are.
Goodnight.
Oh my goodness.
I’ve pulled the curtains back
and it’s
completely bonkers.
I’m halfway up a mountain,
tethered to the side of the cliff
by pieces of steel string.
This is Star Lodge,
a series of cozy aluminum cabins,
more like mini submarines, which Alex,
my guide and expert climber,
actually helped pull up here.
They certainly offer
stunning views of this valley
at every stage of your stay.
Peru is a vast country,
and travelers here
tend to stick to a few of the safer
and wealthier areas
which make for good income from tourism.
But many regions
of Peru struggle with ingrained
poverty and lawlessness.
