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Eating cuy (guinea pig) with claws and teeth and all  
   

Eating cuy (guinea pig) with claws and teeth and all

A poo, a spew and some donkeys ...

August 15th 2007
We landed in Lima only to find that yet again we had narrowly avoided an earthquake (Tokyo all over again). This one was a massive quake of around 7-8 on the richter scale that unfortunately killed hundreds in a town called Ica, south of Lima. We missed it by approximately 4 hours, the length of our planeĀ“s delay in Madrid. Lima is perpetually covered in fog during winter, a fact we learnt soon ... read more
South America » Peru

Peruvian Flag Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
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