Ouch
Same as before Piura, Peru - seanchorney: 2002-02-03
Hello
It´s me. Sean. I woke up this morning with a very big bite on my body. I dont know what bit me last night but whatever it was Im glad I didnt see it. And I´ve been having stomach cramps for the last three days. Not too pleasant. Oh well. T . . . more
Peru is perfect
Piura, Peru - seanchorney: 2002-01-28
Hello everybody
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Dear friends
All those books I read about what to eat, what not t . . . more
Hola
Lima, Peru - seanchorney: 2002-01-24
Hello
I am currently in Lima, Peru and man is it hot here. Leaving Vancouver on one of the coldest days of the year hasn´t helped. I am currently in a suburb of Lima called La Molina and it is quite nice here...quieter than the city...the upper esch . . . more
Machu Pichu (must be done of course)
Inca Trail and Machu Pichu, Peru - CarolynandOllie: 2000-11-23
Hello again,
We arrived in Cusco around Nov. 10th. If we thought that any other place in Peru is touristy, Cusco has them all beat. Of course, the fact that you are constantly falling over people who want to sell you sweaters, paintings, postcar . . . more
The Colca we will go...
Colca Canyon, Peru - CarolynandOllie: 2000-11-09
We´re back from our trek to the Colca Canyon. The van ride to the canyon was great. We saw many Llamas, alpacas, and vecuñas grazing at the side of the road...not quite sure what they were eating (cacti, moss?). The volcanoes were huge, many over 6000 m . . . more
Mucha EspaÒola
Arequipa, Peru - CarolynandOllie: 2000-10-28
Hello,
It´s been a week of spanish classes. Hay mucho mejoramiento (we no longer look like deer facing headlights when spoken to). Really, the classes have been quite good. However, one of the professors likes to chat with us more than practice . . . more
Spanish classes and ""el misti""
Arequipa, Peru - CarolynandOllie: 2000-10-21
¿Como Estan?
Hi, We are comfortably in Arequipa now, and have been for the past three days. This is apparently the city¨"del sol", however the vancouver weather has been haunting us, and there has been an unprecedented (for this time of year) 5 . . . more
Official taxi alternative
Lima taxi airport, Peru - CarolynandOllie: 2000-10-17
We took the advice of the popular planet book and went for a bargain taxi a little off from the main terminal area. However, we were a little frightened when our "taxi" driver suddenly pulled his little stick-on taxi sign off the windshield as we were com . . . more