Blogs from Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru, South America - page 4

Thursday, July 24, 2008. Rose’s sister, Valeria, arrived the night before and stayed at our apartment. She and Rose had a great time unpacking the tons of stuff she brought with her, and deciding what went where. We had already decided that our luggage was overweight, so we packed as much stuff as we could live without and sent it from Lima to Chiclayo by bus. Valerie did the same only the next day. The Peruvians have a kind of neat system where they completely wrap the suitcase or box in what appears to be Saran Wrap. That makes them pretty much tamper resistant. To ship our huge, heavy suitcase to Chiclayo it was about ten bucks. Rose’s aunt Victoria is 99 years old and will hit 100 on May 8, 2009. She owns a grifo ... read more

Las dos ultimas semanas han sido variaditas pero intensas. Despues de viajar un mes con mi gordo, echaba de menos su compañia aunque aveces me rompiese los co.. para colmoy al mismo tiempo tambien dejaba a toda la familia asi que me quede asi como un poco triste. Pero en fin tenia que seguir con la ruta y con la mochila al hombro, esta vez mas pesada que nunca despues de la visita de mi hermano. Me dirigia a Riobamba donde uno de mis tios me habia organizado una visita a una tia abuela que hace que no veia asi como 25 años. Ella y toda su familia me recibieron muy bien asi que lo que iba a ser parada de una noche se conviritio en 4 noches. Me enseñaron los alrededores y me contaron historias ... read more

Ça fait déjà un mois que nous sommes à Huanchaco! Et il ne nous reste qu'une semaine et demie ici... En fin de semaine passée, comme nous n'avions que le dimanche de congé en commun, nous avons opté pour une sortie pas trop éloignée: à Chiclayo, quatre heures au nord d'ici. La ville en soit n'a pas tant d'attraits mais c'est un bon point de départ pour visiter les sites des environs. Nous n'avons pu visiter que le Museo de los Tumbes Reales à Lambayeque, un musée récent où l'on retrouve plusieurs objets provenant du site de Sipán, culture mochica des années 200 av JC à 850. Le musée présente des reproductions des tombes découvertes sur ce site et plusieurs pièces en or dont s'ornait le seigneur de Sipán, dans les années 300. On se demande ... read more

(I'm tired and will not have a chance to proofread this for a bit...read only if that doesn{t scare you) That´s what has become of us, it seems that is all we are now. Where once there were two thinking, sentient, human beings with emotions and feelings to share, there are now just two gastroenterological wrecks. For me this is hardly a problem, as a fellow for whom the word 'civilized' has hardly been used as a description, I had little to lose. Lycia, on the other hand, as previous to now well mannered young lady, has fallen quite far. The ravages of Bolivian/Peruvian cuisines are merciless. The four day Salar de Uyuni trip (a month ago, blog forthcoming, eventually) was where we were blinsided first, and by an enemy we never suspected...a pizza. It looked ... read more

2nd day of observation at the military school today- got to see a social studies class and a chemistry class. Very interesting experience in the chem class- the students had a quiz on the periodic table of elements. The teacher would say the name of an element, and the students would have to write down formula that represents each element. The students were talking through the entire quiz, cheating visibly, and one student even had a cheat sheet! The teacher caught him though, and without a word took his quiz and cheat sheet. I am not sure why the difference in behavior during this particular class- at the military academy the students have all been very well-behaved and respectful. This teacher happened to be the only female teacher I observed here, so I do not ... read more