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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By superhuman | Views [303] | Scholarship Entry
The wide streets and avenues of Lima have set the appropriate stage for an active city. Lima is the capital and largest city in Peru with a population of 9 million people. Sitting on the wings of its streets are usually traditional restaurants, inexpensive ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By joannawong | Views [564]
Peru is amazing. I've quickly discovered that two weeks in Peru might not be enough. Although I am doing more than what I initially planned to do, I'm really only visiting the Sierra or mountain region of Peru. There are still two other regions ... Read more >
Tags: animals, culture, history, nature, peru, trains
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 | By ladyinwhite | Views [324] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The caked dirt on his face stood in marked contrast to the gleaming whites of his eyes. The boy could not be more than 10 years old, yet the maturity in his soul seeped through as he harrowingly directed a group of sheep past a narrow mountain ridge at ... Read more >
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By ianbrown | Views [268] | Scholarship Entry
As we gazed into each other’s eyes, there was an unmistakable spark of understanding before a pair of brown hands scooped her up and she was examined from head to toe. Her ginger hair glistened in the afternoon sun as the local Peruvian men fawned over ... Read more >
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By joannawong | Views [639]
I've arrived in Lima!
The guy at the check-in counter in Toronto was kind enough to seat me in an empty middle row and I slept pretty much all of the flight very comfortably. Maybe a little too comfortably because I missed breakfast. :(
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Tags: beaches, bohemian, cities, flights, friendly strangers, languages, peru
Fri, 5 Apr 2013 | By aurorainpunoperu | Views [254] | Scholarship Entry
As waking up from a dream I found myself in a place 3830 meters above sea level -almost half the height of the Everest. Two blue brothers, the Titicaca Lake and the infinite sky, surround this place. All my senses are transported to an autochthonous world ... Read more >
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Tue, 2 Apr 2013 | By jesjesco | Views [665]
Exactly one month ago today, I left a cold and gray DC and arrived in an only slightly warmer Arequipa, Peru, amidst pouring rain and floods. I felt nervous and unsure of the move I had just made, but ready to move forward. The rains quickly turning ... Read more >
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 | By carleekomoroski | Views [294] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
I awoke to the sound of a screaming rooster, cars honking their horns, and people yelling from the streets. That’s what most morning where like living in the heart of Peru in a little place called Canto Grande. It was my first day stepping foot on South ... Read more >
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Sun, 31 Mar 2013 | By bdallmann | Views [370] | Scholarship Entry
Red and green skirts danced beneath the bright Andean sky, complementing the smiling brown faces of the women wearing them. They were dancing especially for me and my 18 travel companions. As we stepped down from the bus we found ourselves swept up ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By thevincewood | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry
As a vegetarian of over a decade it has always been remarked upon that I have a distinct lack of squeamishness. I rarely squirm at the sight of certain ‘delicacies’ at which my friends might baulk and have always been of the opinion that if you’re going ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By jesjesco | Views [424]
My classes at the school last from 9am to 1pm and take place in the courtyard behind the school. Every day around 11:30, someone close by begins cooking lunch. The wonderful smell of roasting garlic wafts through my entire being and I can hardly think ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By jesjesco | Views [566]
Arequipa is a city at the heart of some of the world’s most awesome natural wonders. Every morning I wake up to a perfect view of el Misti, one of the volcanoes towering over the city. And just last Friday afternoon, while resting in bed during ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By jesjesco | Views [321]
So I suppose I should start this blog with some background on why I’m here. After 7 years of working in the DC NGO world, I decided that I needed an escape - to remind myself that there really is a world beyond the beltway. I needed a change, I ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By jesjesco | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 23 Mar 2013 | By andylawrence | Views [410]
Wednesday, March 20
Puno to Cusco
Well, our first bad experience. When we left the hotel this morning the clerk said we owed for one night. Mike had paid all the nights when we arrived, although at two different times. He ... Read more >
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