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Peru, part one. Visiting the coffee farmers of northern Peru

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 | By flyingpiglet | Views [2526]

Recently I made a three week trip to Peru with a group of nine people from Trade Aid , New Zealand’s biggest fair trade organisation. Most of us are volunteers in one of Trade Aid’s 29 shops, and are also involved in education in the community.... Read more >

Tags: cenfrocafe, coffee, fair trade, farmers, jaen, peru, piura, trade aid

Lima

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 | By sally-annephillips | Views [1070] | Video

I have been in Lima now for almost a week. I am staying with my friend Sergio, who has an apartment in Surco, a modern southern suburb of Lima. It is a lovely area, safe and peaceful, with local shops on the street corner and along the block. It seems ... Read more >

Tags: lima, peru, south america, travel

Traveling in Peru

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By embtravelgirl | Views [798]

Basically, it´s crazy. The roads in cities are usually paved, at least the major ones, unless they´re stone. Some highways are paved, but a majority of the roads I´ve been on are dirt. Still better than some of the ones I drove on in Costa Rica though! One ... Read more >

A Spiritual Place

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 | By sandn | Views [724]

Hi all Sorry for not writing any exciting stories in the last couple of days. We have been having a brilliant and interesting and challenging time!! Tuesday evening we met up with our old guide Miguel, from our Inka trail, for a quick drink we thought ... Read more >

Tags: mountains

¡Es mi cumpleano!

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By jo_hits_world | Views [629] | Comments [1]

Hola everyone! It´s 6am in Cajamarca and I am taking this opportunity to use the internet for what may be the last time in a week or so. I don´t know where the punctuation is generally so forgive me. We got into Lima at 3am local time, to be swept ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Peru

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By globetrottingwanabees | Views [417]

Took the collectivo into Pisac on Sunday..huge market. great way to spend an afternoon but I think I'll never get used to the bus manouvering hair pin curves with nothing but a few meters between the pavement and a 1200 meter drop to the valley floor.... Read more >

2,5 Week vakantie :)

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 | By shirley | Views [412] | Comments [3]

Vanuit een regenachtig Cusco weer een nieuw verhaaltje. Overigens is het hier wel een graadje of 18, dus echt koud is het niet. Afgelopen 2,5 week ben ik "op vakantie" geweest. Klinkt gek om te zeggen omdat het natuurlijk eigenlijk allemaal ... Read more >

Selections from my journal.

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By mudeeboot | Views [380] | Comments [1]

I reread all my previous journal entries for the first time. What struck me is the change from the first few to the last ones. A profound personal change has taken place and is visible in the writing style and content. But it´s an illusion, it doesnt ... Read more >

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Shamanic song

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By travelingecko | Views [346] | Scholarship Entry

I am covered in darkness. I cannot see others, but I can feel their excitement mixed with fear. The air is heavy with anticipation. I am starting to feel dizzy and I can hear the sound of chakapa, a rattle of bundled leaves, in the background. It is ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Travellers Guide to Despair, Dehydration & Delight

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By parker-john | Views [270] | Scholarship Entry

Set aside to the backdrop of dreary London morning, the day begins, much like the previous one, uninspired, devoid of colour, baron to the concepts of culture and the biggest question pressing on any of our lips presently, is 'what to have for lunch? ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Having "birras" in Aguas

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By samkat | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry

The views, the cliffs, the towns, and the weather were constantly changing as we went up and down the mountains in a tiny one-lane road. I close my eyes now and I can see the Sacred Valley and the ruins in the distance, I can smell the rain and feel the ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship