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Lima Nights

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By hollycassandra | Views [1350]

The Lost Girls hit the town for our first night out in Lima, Peru. Our quest for our first Pisco sours ended at a trendy restaurant, Scena, in Miraflores (Lima’s most cosmopolitan neighborhood), where we quickly learned how just a view sips of this potent ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Cancelled Trek

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1246] | Comments [1]

We had traveled to Peru to join a 4 day trek on the Inca trail. My girlfriend came down with severe fatigue, congestion, sore throat, nausea and lack of appetite and these symptoms progressively worsened once we arrived in Cusco. It became apparent that ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures, true claim stories

Gallery: Oncilla

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery

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´Toby´ the hairless dog tries to leave Peru

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [4307] | Comments [11]

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 >

Rescue of an oncilla

Thu, 6 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [6878] | 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 >

Gallery: Sth America

Tue, 4 Jul 2006 | By cambo | Photo Gallery

Sth America
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Gallery: Wildlife at Inrena

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Photo Gallery

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Confiscated wildlife

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 | By nomad_vet | Views [2342] | Comments [3]

Filthy conditions, no food or water, an endangered oncilla near death...thats what I encountered on my visit to Inrena, the government animal holding centre in Iquitos. Inrena is the official destination for animals that have been confiscated from ... Read more >

Cusco is way high

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 | By cambo | Views [615]

We made it to Peru! After more flight follies at Santiago and Lima airports, we got into Cusco in the mid afternoon. At 3400 mtrs it´s the highest we´ve ever been and boy did we notice it! The walk from the plane to the baggage counter was like a 5 km ... Read more >

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