The year was 2010. I arrived in Vilcabamba, Ecuador after an exhausting all-day journey originating in Pisac, Peru. My friends Brian and Meredith had dinner waiting for me at their beautiful lodge Montesueños, assisted by our friend Julia. It was illuminated by candlelight for the nightly two-hour power blackout--a conservation effort in effect over t…
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