Destination: Peru
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Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [14587] | Comments [5]
´Priscilla´ the oncilla (the tiger cat that we rescued from the hideous conditions at Inrena) is now ´Queen of the Casa´. She started off living in the bathroom at the vet clinic, but with escalating temperatures in Iquitos and a growing girls need for ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By bec-and-phil | Views [4546] | Comments [5]
Well I didn´t find Paddington, but ... Phil and I made it to Bolivia and the falling down grandeur of La Paz. On the way into La Paz we stopped at the ruins of Tiahuanaca which were amazing. This civilisation pre-dated the Incas by a long way - they ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 15 May 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [4275] | Comments [4]
I can't believe that in the last 4 days I trekked 32 kms hiking through the magnificent Peruvian Andes. I trekked through a pass at an elevation over 12,000 ft, camped at freezing temperatures and felt all wonderful types of altitude sickness... all ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 14 Oct 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [3549] | Comments [2]
I've just had a great week. I went to the Pacaya Samiria reserve in the amazon jungle. I think it's the biggest national park in Peru. It was incredible! We travelled by canoe for 5 days & slept out in the jungle...on the HARD ground under mosquito ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors, animals
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By nortina | Views [3204] | Comments [5] | Video
El pisco sour es peruano, por mi mar’e, y pucha que es
rico, señito. Hoy, por primera vez, en mi celebración de cumpleaños, he tomado
pisco sour peruano. Riiicooooo. Pero es caro, no se crea lo contrario.
He hecho muchas cosas, no ... Read more >
Thu, 6 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [3123] | Comments [3]
Wow, I got to treat an oncilla!! The oncilla or little tiger cat is one of the smallest cat species in South America. And this little guy is rare and classified cites 1. The species continued existence is considered threatened. I encountered ... Read more >
Tags: work, animals
Mon, 2 Oct 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [2837] | Comments [1]
What an incredible adventure! Rafting down the Amazon River on a flimsy bamboo raft held together with jungle vine & a few prayers. It’s the ‘Great Amazon River Raft Race’ - the world's longest. Sure I knew that competing would be tough & ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 22 May 2006 | By will | Views [2625]
Come to Cusco , all of tourist life is here. Having now traveled in Central and South America for seven months, this is the first town I’ve arrived in that accommodates nd welcomes every kind of tourist. Of course, most of them don t come to see ... Read more >
Tags: Observations
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By will | Views [2449] | Comments [5]
Trekking in Colca Canyon is an easy and popular trek usually done from Arequipa in Southern Peru. Here are few notes on how to do it inderpendently. The Canyon can be walked in ‘Tea House’ trekking style, staying in Hostals along the way who ... Read more >
Tags: Trekking Route Descriptions
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [2259] | Comments [3]
Free!!! If you can guess his breed that is. Not always easy when the dog is hairless & his skin is crusty and falling off. After catching the most emaciated hairless street dog ever I was curious what breed would this distinctly alien looking creature ... Read more >
Tags: work, animals
Tue, 9 Sep 2008 | By positive_footprints | Views [1918] | Video
So after the success of Positive Footprints - Nepal , we decided it's time to make a series, next stop Qelqanqa Village, Peru! We dragged Trent O'Donnell, our documentary producer extraordinaire , not so kicking and screaming, ... Read more >
Tags: world nomads, world expeditions, community projects, community project travel, peru, peru travel, worldnomads.com, footprints network, travel
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1793] | Comments [1]
8am board the Litoral bus to Cusco. tons of leg room, double decker. I´m on the top. Unlike the city, the bus station in la paz is highly organized and calm. 8:30 bought a newspaper, La Razon... includes articles about Bush´s attempt to play cricket, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [1758]
Footprint in Peru, Day 6: a welcome to the house of great mountains
a community service project sponsored by World Nomads As
we descend into the valley, I can't help but feel like I'm strolling
through ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By solbeam | Views [1730] | Comments [1]
Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Peru
"Where are you from?"
It’s the same first question every shoe shining boy in the Plaza de Armas has been trained to ask.
"The heavens," I reply in Spanish.
He shakes his head strongly in disagreement and, with ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [1652] | Comments [8]
Oh my god! What a fiasco to export a dog out of Peru. Just ask Justin the vet student. I doubt he’ll ever want to hear to words ‘Peru’ and ‘dog’ mentioned in the same sentence again. That poor bugger Justin has been stuck in customs ... Read more >
Tags: i should have known better!, animals
Wed, 9 Aug 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [1649] | Comments [4]
I'm in the desert, toes dipping in the Pacific ocean. I'm in Colan, Nth Peru. How cool to wake up sweltering in the balmy heat of amazonian city Iquitos, jump on a couple of planes, & fall asleep next to the sea, being lulled to sleep by the sounds ... Read more >
Tags: work, veterinary volunteers, asociacion humanitaria san francisco de asis
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [1642]
Over the past week, crippling strikes and demonstrations organised by labour unions and regional protest organisations have paralysed large swathes of Peru. Teachers and farm workers protesting against the economic and social policies of President Alan ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, peru, red24, civil unrest, protest
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [1639]
Out of all the towns I have visited in Peru, I think that Trujillo has the best plaza. The city is one of the biggest in Peru. There are warnings about the crime. I did have my wallet stollen. I still have not figure out just how they did it, but ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 | By tjwhale | Views [1519]
Hello all...sorry it´s been a while since we were last on...but the trail and travel have prevented much journal writing. This note might be kind of out of order as I´m trying to recap MANY adventures and thoughts. Well...what adventures we´re having!!! ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 1 May 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1510] | Comments [3]
I was trekking at 14,500 feet and started to feel very ill. I had loss of mental ability. Immediatly I decended to the altitude which I had slept at the night before. The next day, I descended further to Cusco, Peru. I felt better that night, but on awaking ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, altitude sickness, peru, true claim stories
Wed, 17 May 2006 | By willlou | Views [1406]
We have just returned from a three day trek that starts in the Sacred Valley, and which is known as the Lares valley trek as it ends in the small town of Lares. As we don’t like doing tours we organized things ourselves and carried our own kit and ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Mon, 8 May 2006 | By willlou | Views [1288]
We´re in Cusco, which for the Incas was the “navel of the world”, the centre of their massive empire which ran from southern Colombia to northern Chile. When the Spanish conquered Cusco in the 16 th century they symbolically demolished the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 29 May 2006 | By will | Views [1283] | Comments [1]
This is a great trek, a wonderful upland walk with great views and lots of birds and flowers to see along the way. There is easy access from Cusco but you only have to walk for a few hours before you are in an isolated wilderness. We did this independently ... Read more >
Tags: Trekking Route Descriptions
Fri, 5 May 2006 | By ldeutch | Views [1192] | Comments [3]
<p>Well, 2 months into my stay here in Cusco, I made it to Machu Pichhu. After much negotiation and delay, I arranged to go with a friend- guide (who I quickly learned is a much better friend than guide), and another girl, Chetana, from the states.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [1185] | Comments [2]
I've just had the most bizarre experience ever. A vet pal of mine Sheradan Harvey is here to volunteer in Iquitos for a month, & her friend Jeremiah Alley decided to come down to Peru to film a pilot documentary about vets helping animals around ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
