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01/15/2007
Machu Picchu or Machhapuchre?
In a previous post I mentioned that the Royal Nepal Airlines had mistakenly published a poster with a picture of Machu Picchu and the heading "Have you seen Nepal?"
About the same time, my daughter wrote to me asking if I had heard the latest news from Nepal, and, knowing she was really talking about the encouraging news of the Maoists joining the government, I jokingly sent her a link to the article on the poster goof instead and asked if that was the news she was talking about.
She said that there is a mountain in Nepal named Machhapuchre - surprisingly close to Machu Picchu in letters and possibly pronunciation (my Nepali is limited to three words - amma, didi and ba, meaning mom, sister and dad so I'm not really sure of how Machhapuchre is pronounced). Still, it makes me think twice about flying on Nepal Airlines. (Don't ask me about sacrificing goats, blood and airplane tires.)
Here's a picture of Machhapuchre, which, from some angles looks a bit like the Matterhorn, but not really like Machu Picchu! Machhapuchre is part of the Annapurna range and is located more or less north of Pokhara, which is to the west and slightly north of Khatmandu.
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