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Fri, 20 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [590]
No space in the
bus for Trujillo tonight means I’ll be leaving tomorrow night. We’re off to
Huascarán!
* * * Observations on driving: I think the driver
makes every effort to drive on the ... Read more >
Tags: carsick, peru
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [497]
So the previous
writings were things we learned on our way to Chavín. The ride itself was a bit
long, the ruins were nice, but not as cool as Tikal (in Guate), and the ride back was
pretty intensely long. When I got back, I knocked on Fleur and Kuwait’s ... Read more >
Tags: chavín, peru
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [523]
[from the
bus-trip]
-travelling Peru
is not for those who get carsick
-started at
3100m; climbing to 4600m
-“Chavín” maybe
comes from “Chaupín” which meant “center of everything”
-Incas tried to
conquest Chavíñeros ... Read more >
Tags: chavín, peru
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [1013]
Writings while on my bus ride: My 9:30am bus has
left at 10:11am, so right on schedule =) Oh Latin America… (the movie playing
on the bus just subtitled the exclamation “swish!” as “cambio!”)
I’m still
scratching the sand ... Read more >
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [696]
I left the airport by taxi which took me to a stop where an...essentially hollowed out van with "Chosico" written on the front stopped, with promise from my taxi driver that they would take me to my destination, the ruins of Puruchuco. ... Read more >
Tags: bodega, huacachina, ica, peru, sand dunes, wine
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 | By anita | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 | By anita | Views [510]
Arrived! ...even if quite groggily. I zipped right through customs, took some money out, and at the inexplicably simple push-of-a-green-button, I was released!...to the hoards of taxi drivers. I'm waiting in the airport until dawn, however, before ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By lol | Views [1364]
I first visited Peru five years ago, and have
longed to come back ever since. Back then I only visited the Titicaca Lake
and trekked the so called Inca trail from Cusco to Machu Piccu, but I knew
there was more to Peru.
And so, finally, I got to ... Read more >
Tags: arequipa, chiclayo, huaraz, inca, mountain bike, nasca lines, peru, the andes, trekking, trujillo
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By lol | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By diegotipacti | Views [2834] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Thanks for watching. Visit us here for more http://www.facebook.com/theboyfrompulpos One day on vacation in Peru, I headed to the beach with my camera. While
there I saw the backside of a child playing with sand. As the boy
turned ... Read more >
Tags: 2010 travel video scholarship
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [349]
Today, in the 3rd/4th grade class, I taught them the colors of the rainbow. I gave each student a paper with a rainbow on it, and had them write the colors in Spanish and English. After we practiced the words, they were placed in groups so that they ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [273] | Video
Today at school, I helped the 3rd/4th grade class with their math. They seem to like math. At recess, we played with more bubbles and the kids loved playing with the jump ropes. Upon arrival, I'm always greet with hugs and smiles from the kids. ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [370]
I spent the day in the neighborhood of San Blas, and ate at this little place called "Ollas y Suenos". For just 10 Soles, I got like a 5 course meal! Plus, I ate alpaca meat! I was scared at first, but it tasted like beef. It was pretty ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By jen625 | Views [318]
Today, we did a few things that were included in our boleto turistico. We went to check out the Monument of Pachacutec, who was the ninth Inca. The museums are are fairly small, so we checked out 2 of them: The Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporaneo ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By gemma_j | Photo Gallery
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