Destination: Peru

Gallery: Chachapoyas, Peru

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Photo Gallery

Amazon - Iquitos

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 | By ivanci | Views [1223]

After half a day stop in Mexico City we arrive to Lima almost two hours late around 1am. Guys from hostel luckily picked us up so we did not have to walk Lima streets at night. Next morning another late daparture for Iquitos makes us to realize that ... Read more >

Gallery: Peru

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 | By jared | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Amazon - Iquitos

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 | By ivanci | Photo Gallery

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

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1040]

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 [1149] | 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 [1988] | 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 [1284]

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 [1121]

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 [2947]

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