Tambo Del Inka Hotel in Urubamba, Peru Part 1

My mom and I spent 3 weeks vacationing in Peru a couple of years ago.  We visited Machu Pichu, Amazon rainforest and Arequipa. While in the Sacred Valley aka Urubamba, we stayed at the Tambo Del Inka hotel  for 5 days during our visit in the Sacred Valley region because its close to the ruins and Machu Pichu.  The Inka Del Tambo hotel was about 1 years old when we were there  so everything was brand new, beautifully decorated and secluded from the outside world.  Its very safe, tucked away from the noise outside.  Visitors would have to get pass the security at the hotel gate to get through.

When we checked into the hotel, we were upgraded to a room with a patio where we can sit outside.  The lobby of the hotel is very spacious, I love the 3 stone frogs sitting on the lobby bench and the huge double sided fireplace. The hotel has a nice pool, part of it is outside and part of it it is inside.  You can also help yourself to the complimentary herbal  tea to prevent altitude sickness. We did not have any altitude sickness at all because we drank their tea and we had already spent 3 days in the Sacred Valley before going to Machu Pichu.  

My dad has a friend Andrew from his work, Andrew and his wife visited Peru for 7 days with a tour group and they got very sick because there was no time to get acclimized. Also my mom said tour groups prefer to book hotels in Cusco, because there are cheaper hotels but its not convenient if you want to see the ruins.      

Horseback riding with Cusco For You in Urubamba, Peru

My mom and I had an amazing time horseback riding in the Sacred Valley with Cusco For You . We booked the all day Salinera, Moray and Maras ride where the horses took us up the mountain, down the valley and on flat plain as well. It is a must do as the scenery is so beautiful. These horses are very gentle, well taken care of and they know the trails, perfectly suitable for all riding abilities. We toured the salt mine and Adriana explained the history of the Salinera.  Adriana from Cusco for you bought us corn and bean chips to munch on, they were good. Also don't worry about lunch, Mr. Pablo packed us a delicious picnic lunch.  He made chicken sandwiches with cold drinks and fresh fruits.  I had a really great time, I kept on playing with my horse, I didn't want to say good bye to my horse. I will also treasure my horseshoe from Mr. Pablo!

nuclear power part 2

Nuclear power generates way more energy than any other power plant known to exist. However, the plants generate radioactive waste that must be stored in special storage centers deep in the earth for a thousand years. Also, nuclear meltdowns are catastrophic and severely damage the environment. However, the possibility of this happening is small and with the new AP1000/AP600 model nuclear meltdowns can be almost eliminated. The AP1000 has a 300,000 gallon water tower at the top of the reactor. If a nuclear meltdown occurred, the water tank wood flood the reactor using the power of gravity instead of having emergency pumps which can fail providing water too cool down the reactor. It also has a 3.5 times thicker contaminate vessel which would help prevent the radioactive waste from escaping in a meltdown. The AP1000 has a lot less safety valves,pumps, and pipes; it relies on gravity powered water tanks in case of a emergency pump failure. I believe that our future should be Nuclear due to the fact that the new models are almost meltdown-proof and they generate 16,000 times more energy than coal for the same amount of fuel.

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Nuclear power part 1

Nuclear power plants are extremely efficient and I believe that we should rely heavily on nuclear for electricity instead of using fossil fuels. Uranium can generate 16,000 times more energy than coal which means that nuclear energy is way more efficient than coal; this would allow natural resources to not be depleted over the ages because you could get the same amount of power for less fuel. Also for every 25 tons of uranium there is  about 1 ton of waste compared to 25 tons of coal  which produces about 50 tons of waste. Therefore, Nuclear energy would be more eco-friendly than coal because 34,000,000,000,000 pounds of emissions emitted annually from all fossil fuel plants creating pollution and global warming can be replaced to 0 emissions from nuclear plants. In addition, Uranium is a very common metal, as common as tin and zinc. In fact, concentrations of uranium are quite common, it is just subterranean and there is not a high demand for it in the us since there is only 100 commercial reactors in the US. Unfortunately, only 19.4% of electricity generated in the US is from Nuclear power. Fortunately, if 100 reactors can supply about 20% of electricity needed in the US then we would only need 500 nuclear reactors to power the entire US. However, due to anti-nuclear protests in the 1960s there has not been any commercial nuclear reactors built in the U.S since. P.S check out my Nuclear part 2 blog to learn more.

P.S THAT CLOUD-LIKE STUFF COMING OUT OF THE REACTOR IS STEAM (HAS NO EFFECTS ON ENVIROMENT) NOT CO2 OR EMISSIONS

VOTE ON MY POLL THING AT THE CORNER OF THE PAGE IF YOU WANT THE WORLD TO GO NUCLEAR

Clowning around at Sossvlei Desert Dune Namibia

Dune climbing 

I can fly

running with the wind

Fossil fuel solutions part 2

Worlds largest hydro turbine blade

   
Wind-turbines are a great way to harness high wind speeds of storms and turn it into electricity. They are 100% pollution free and can be placed into the ocean  for higher wind speeds. One reason why they generate so much power is that they have extremely long blades (260 ft is the world record) that the wind pushes to turn a generator. The formula Work= Force x Distance is a major reason why wind turbines generate so much electricity; since the blades can be 260ft long (as tall as a 30 floor skyscraper)  the power can be 260 times the force of the wind. Another reason why Wind turbines generate so much power is when their are storms like hurricanes wind speeds can be extremely high. Unfortunately, most wind turbines are not designed for speeds as high as a hurricane do to the expense so they lock the blades preventing any electrical power from being generated. P.S buy your own micro wind turbine and hook it up to the grid, you can save lots of money, especially if you live by the beach.

Fossil Fuel solutions part 1

There are many alternative power-plants that can substitute fossil fuel plants, its just that most power companies are greedy. The most ecofriendly plants include photo-voltaic plants, solar 

towers, wind turbines,geothermal plants, and tidal plants. Nuclear and hydro electric stations are debatable, but personally I feel they both are Eco-friendly. The amount of energy the sun provides for us per day can be transformed into enough electricity to power the earth for a year; therefore solar power is very efficient. Photo Voltaic plant (solar panels) use pure silicon, a semiconductor, to force photons to give off electrons.For example, lets say the photons emitted from the sun was a space ship and it passed by aliens (electrons) who hitchhiked aboard the spaceship. Then the spaceship hit a solar panel and since it was a better conductor, the electrons hopped of and went into the power grid. Solar towers use mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto towers filled with water.  The light boils the water and turns it into steam to power generators.