There are three places in the book that stood out to me that may have been important in Che’s travels through Peru.
The first place was the Lake Titicaca. For some reason, they were very ALLURED by this lake. There were very interested in seeing and exploring Lake Titicaca. So they waited and walked around it until they found someone to take them on a boat and sail. On page 99, they described the lake being very PLACID and all the boat they could “admire the lake in all its magnitude.” Pg. 99 The man who took them sailing on Lake Titicaca told them the importance of this lake to the natives of this town; it was the SUSTENANCE to their survival. Many fisherman worked on this lake and live according to the old ways. To me, they gained a lot of knowledge here about the country and its people.
The second place I thought that had importance was Cuzco. I thought that this was an important place because he seemed to really connect with the people there. He also ended up returning there. In Cuzco, the Incas were defended greatly by the mountains that surrounded them and the IMPERVIOUS Fortress called Sacsahuoman. Che had also described Cuzco as being EVOCATIVE. That is why I believe he returned to Cuzco for a second time. He spent a lot of time there and was influenced by the natives. Also he gives much DEFERNCE to the Civil Guards for giving them food and shelter those days he was there.
Lastly, his trip to Pulcallpa was very important to his trip. Just like every other trip to a different city, Alberto and Che consistently have very few TANGENTS items to their liking. However, but by the end of this sailing trip to San Pablo, that definitely changes! The chance to win 90 pesos BEFALLS before them. On the boat, Alberto actually won playing the card game “21” and won those 90 pesos. That goes a long way for them. They can use that money to buy food and more food and goods. Even though Alberto does not like money, I believe that they should treat it like a RELIC because they won’t have to mooch off people for once! However, it is inevitable that their journey will still be long and TEDIOUS.
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