Destination: Peru

ON MY WAY TO ECUADOR FROM LIMA....AGAIN

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1104]

Well.. apart from the boring stuff like getting a new passport and visa stamp, and creating new travel arrangements, I actually had a pretty nice time in Lima again. I stayed with a couchsurfing host named Victor and his family. All of them were so ... Read more >

Gallery: Araquepa

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cuzco

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Colca Canyon

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

DAMN THEIF!!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1192] | Comments [1]

As I sat at the dinner table with Ligia and Christian, waiting for the dinner they had so kindly offered to cook, my emotions were a whirl... stabilizing, numbing, and then whirling once again. A mass of tears swarmed from my eyes the other night when ... Read more >

Gallery: Surfing Country Peru

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 | By bagen | Photo Gallery

Surfing the Worlds Longest Wave!

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 | By bagen | Views [2077] | Comments [2]

Well now that all depends on how one defines surfing innit?! We were there at Chicama beach on Peru´s north coast.  Chicama is famous for having this incredible break (left even!!) that can be ridden from the point to the pier... an impressive 2kms!!  ... Read more >

IQUITOS

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1340]

Iquitos is wild!! I got such a buzz from the city, with it's moto-taxis racing around the streets, and Amazonian jungle lying on the outskirts of the concrete  city. The boat trip here took 3 days, and was filled with locals swinging on their hammocks.... Read more >

CANATURA - IQUITOS

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1232]

Meri Ushinahua Alvarez has worked as a volunteer for the Cantaura organisation in Iquitos for the past two years. She used to work for the government with children in a similar project, but prefers working at Canatura because of the strategy ... Read more >

ZOO PERU - IQUITOS

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [3028]

As we walked around the Quistococha zoo (which belongs to the government here), Jerome and I both felt quite sorry for many of the animals. Especially the Pumas and Jaguars that were pacing around in a small, concrete enclosure. It is definitely ... Read more >

Gallery: 11-12.08.08 Lake Titicaca

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

Puno and Lake Titicaca

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | By matsmith | Views [707] | Comments [1]

Puno is a small and quite boring town, tourists come here mainly to visit the famous lake Titicaca. It's like a giant market, where people continuously try to sell you knitwear, rugs, and a multitude of alpaca things. We arrived in the late afternoon ... Read more >

Gallery: Ica

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Yanapaccha in 23 Hours!

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 | By reilly | Views [568]

We had 2 Brazilian girls join us on this one while thier boyfriends tried another climb.  All went well but slow to the summit.  The return ticket was a different story.  Luke skied the peak while I "guided" the girls down.  They had only been ... Read more >

Gallery: Yanapaccha

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 | By reilly | Photo Gallery