Destination: Peru

Piscos in Pisco

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By matsmith | Views [514]

After an uneventful journey we arrived in Pisco, and we knew there had been an earthquake here in august last year but we were not prepared for the level of destruction in this town. Apparently 85 percent of the town was destroyed and its now quite unsafe ... Read more >

Gallery: 08.07.27 Pisco

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

Puno & Lake Titicaca

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By andyandsophie | Views [846]

After going against our instincts and booking to travel with the unknown bus company of "San Martin", the service was promptly cancelled meaning we were bumped onto another bus run by a completely different company. Whilst not what you would ... Read more >

Gallery: Lake Titicaca Islands

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By andyandsophie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Puno

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By andyandsophie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: 08.07.25-26 Lima

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

Lovely Lima

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 | By matsmith | Views [642]

We left Hunachaco from a very unusual bus terminal where we booked our lugage in like on a plane and we were very surprised to have our hand luggage checked as well before boarding! When we got on the bus the similarity with a flight did not stop there ... Read more >

Huanchaco and Chan Chan

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 | By matsmith | Views [551]

We left Mancora at 3.30pm and travelled to Trujillo by bus, arriving at 1.40am on the 24th. We stopped at 9.30pm for dinner. It wasn´t very nice and we left quite a bit. Some boys were standing outside trying to attract our attention, but we ignored ... Read more >

Tags: chan chan, chimu, moche, pier

Gallery: 08.07.24 Huanchaco

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Colca Canyon (Chivay)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By andyandsophie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Arequipa

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By andyandsophie | Photo Gallery

CORPORACION DE EDUCACION POPULAR (OTRA COSA PROGRAM)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1963]

Ana, Meindert, Noemi, Susannah Jerome and I met up with Juany again at Corporacion de Educacion Popular, a school for the local poor children. We met Father Victor Hugo Tumba Ortiz, who has been volunteering his time to working at the school since it first ... Read more >

SANTO TORIBO (OTRA COSA PROGRAM)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1988]

Ana, Meindert, Noemi, Susannah Jerome and I continued in to the taxi to Santo Toribo, which is a day care center for mentally and physically disabled children. The organisation is about 20 years old and there are about 170 kids attending the school.... Read more >

WOMENS REFUGE- CENTRO DE PROMOCION DE LA MUJER MANOS DE PAIS (OTRA COSA PROGRAM)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1936]

Ana, Meindert, Noemi, Susannah Jerome and I headed back onto the road in the packed taxi towards the women's refuge, which is the only one in the north of Peru. Laura Chalan de Vizconde, a local who has been volunteering here for about 9 years, warmly ... Read more >

RELLENO SANITARIO- LANDFILL & ACJ (OTRA COSA PROGRAM)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [3436] | Comments [1]

  Squatting in the dirt... in the garbage, I spoke to a man the same young age as me who looked 40. I was trying to look like I didn't care about the hundreds of flies that swarmed around us or the rotting fruit between my feet. I didn't want the ... Read more >