Blogs from Junin, Peru, South America - page 3

(Sorry for two similar posts in one day. This survey should be easier to access than the last survey I sent. Please check it out and forward the link to everyone you know!) Dear friends, This is a critical time for the people of La Oroya, Peru, and we need to hear YOUR VOICE in order to help them. Here is a 5 QUESTION (YES/NO) SURVEY regarding demands being made to the government of Peru by the company Doe Run Peru that will negatively affect the people and environment of La Oroya. Please take 3 minutes to fill it out. For an introduction to the issue, please read below: La Oroya is one of the ten most contaminated cities in the world (according to Blacksmith Institute). The population finds itself gravely effected by the contamination produced ... read more

Huatapallana is a snow and ice capped peak that towers over its neighbours reaching an impressive 5,100 metres above sea level. Tim, Malaika, Cally and I decided to hike to one of its glaciers near its summit on the advice from previous and current travellers to Huancayo. Tim, being an adventure and outdoor enthusiast, was extremely excited. Malaika and Cally were dubious but intrepid nonetheless. And I had resigned myself to the fact that we were going to climb a friggin mountain. We also conscripted two others to join our group: Karen, a volunteer at an orphanage, from the US, and Vaughn, a Canadian who was pre-med and volunteering at the Chupaca Med Centre with the four of us. And so, on a fine Saturday morning at 8am, we all gathered in the centre of town, ... read more

(Excuse my Spanish, I know it is bad) The medical centre was actually in Chupaca, not Huancayo as we originally thought. It was a 30 minute ride in a combi-bus, which we caught just outside where we lived. The bus ride was often cramped, with many people piling on, like it was some sort of clown car. It would take a set route, but would stop anywhere, and a person would hang out the open door yelling at people as they passed, to try and beckon them over to the bus, as if they could break some sort of Guinness world record for getting the most people on. For our particular bus, the person would hang out the door and yell “Chupaca, Chupaca, Chupaaaaaaca” as if the third time was the most important and needed to ... read more

C est parti pour 3h30 de route pour rejoindre Huncayo(ville au sud de Tarma a 2900 m d altitude/380 000 habitants soit 6 fois plus qu a Tarma), on est pas rassure car c est de la route de montagne et il pleut beaucoup... avantage des bus peruviens contrairement a Eurolines, c est que les voyageurs demandent a s arreter ou ils veulent (environ toutes les 3min..!!).Arrivee a Huncayo, on se dirige vers un des hotel les moins chers, la residence Baldeon(soit disant liste dans le handbook south american, dont on a la derniere edition 86 et ou cet hotel ne figure pas.....ca devait etre l edition 22...)Alors residence soit disant familliale,mais la gerante a du prendre un coup de vieux et semble super stricte, fermeture des portes a 22h30!!) On pose les sacs et allons ... read more

Alors milles excuses pour l orthographe d avance...(pas d accent et clavier qwerty...)la bonne excuse..et pour le reste on espere que vous continuerez a nous lire!!! Bon ben voila,on est enfin parti de Lima, en route pour " l aventure", notre taximan limañes Julio nous a conseille de partir a 6h40 pour eviter les bouchons et avoir notre bus a 8h en direction de Tarma. Effectivement on a evite les bouchons et nous sommes arrives a 7h00 a l agence de transport Chanchamayo, une petite partie de domino nous fera passer l heure a attendre (c est une toute petite agence mais c est une des seule qui va a Tarma) On en a pour 6h30 de voyage. Une fois dans le bus on quitte difficilement Lima par le distric de Rimac ou l on se ... read more