Blogs from Pisco, Ica, Peru, South America - page 2

Today we went out on a boat tour of the Islas Ballestas and then drove/walked aroundthe national reserve. It was awesome. On the boat portion we saw dolpins, sea lions and birds all feeding on a school of fish. We even got to see adorable penguins just waddling and hoppin' along! The park was incredible. Apparently they mine salt there, and half of the dunes are salt not sand. It gives the whole thing this incredible sparkle, but looks like you're in the middle of a desert. Then, to make it even more awesome, the whole thing is surrounded by bays and oceans. Depending on where you are you can see nothing but salty sand, or water on every side. A very neat effect. Now we're waiting in our hostal to catch our bus to Nazca. ... read more

So we got up early, ready to move on from Lima, unfortunately, as we were pleasantly surprised by the city we'd heard pretty negative things about. But it's only the beginning of our adventure and we got places to go and people to meet. And perhaps our time in Lima was up anyway as we dodged death just minutes later - walking out into the garden heading for the kitchen, a huge pane of glass came crashing down literally 5 feet from us. Transpired that the windows in the hostel aren't very well fitted and someone simply lent on the pane, sending it flying down onto the ground below. Luckily no one was hurt but the person responsible looked super sheepish, that's for sure. So, having packed and paid up, we took the bus to Pisco, ... read more

Ok, so Peru isn't exactly known for its wine. In fact, it is known for Pisco (though Chileans will argue that they make it best). Pisco is an alcohol that slightly resembles tequila and makes the infamous drink, "pisco sour." If you go to the small town of Pisco (near Ica), you can go to Pisco distilleries and try various types of the alcohol. You can also take a trip to Ica to try the wine from that region. I'm warning you though - Ica is where the huge earthquake hit in 2007 and is still in shambles - a very sad story. However, if you want to try the "best" Peruvian wine, it's the place to be. (The wine has a unique 'sweet' taste to it - it's very hit or miss, some people love ... read more

Again, I am tired but this time it´s due to the amount of activites rather than the changing times and dates! We are now in Pisco which was about a 4 hour drive from Lima. Despite the somewhat smaller population size and less ´refined´streets and public areas, the now familiar sounds of car horns and car alarms is still an ever present, constant noise! Earlier today, set out from ´Hostal Pukara´via public bus (!) to the city heart of Lima. The bus ride itself was an eye opener - or closer depending on the situation. Not only did we frequently and narrowly avoid colliding with other vehicles, mostly buses, but driving along the main road highlighted the extent of those that have and those that have not - so many beggars and the quality of homes ... read more

snoeoeoefft....det er vores sidste aften her i Pisco, og det er naesten med klump i halsen at vi skal forlade dette sted. Vi har simpelthen nydt saa meget at vaere her.. De sidste to par dage, har vi vaeret med til at grave en rende. I denne rende bliver der i naeste uge lagt nogle vandroer, saa at 40 husstande der ikke har havt vandforsyning siden jordskaelvet, igen kan faa rindende vand:) Det har igen vaeret helt fantastiskt at arbejde med, baade pga det hold vi har vaeret paa, men mest pga de dejlige boern der bode omkrin hvor vi arbejede. De har bare vaeret saa skoenne, at ja...vi har maaske leget lidt for meget med dem. Men- man kan simpelthen ikke modstaa deres charme, og iver efter at faa lov til at lege med nogel ... read more