Cool Blue Running

In the Andes, the weather can changed abruptly without any warning. As flight TACA 009 about to land, a sudden outburst of dark cloud blanketed the valley of Cusco, the mecca of backpackers to the Inca temples and deep jungle, causing flight TACA to divert back to Lima International Airport where travelers from various part of the world waited anxiously from the tarmac for a second chance to takeoff. As darkness set in, that second chance vanished into thin air sending passengers in disappointment and backpackers scrambling for space,  marking their territory with their belongings in Lima International Airport. It was a long night. The next day, we boarded the first flight out of Lima to Cusco. It was sardine packed, mostly passengers from previous cancelled flights. On standby once again at the tarmac, waiting for weather condition report out from Cusco Airport, passengers waited tensely for takeoff. Ultimately, flight TACA 007 was once again cancelled, sending passenge...