Blogs from Lima, Peru, South America - page 168

Il semblerait que ma caméra a attrapée un virus, je ne sais pas ou ni quand. Je présume que c'etait prévisible mais je ne m y attendais pas. Je crois que l'ordinateur l'a éliminé. On arrête pas le progres. Dans un autre ordre d'idée, selon les statistiques du site WEB, il y aurait eu plus de 6000 chargements de pages depuis le début du voyage, ca veut dire que beaucoup d'entre vous nous suivent au jour le jour. C'est le fun a savoir alors on va continuer d'alimenter le site. J.P.... read more

Well, I am here. It is officially my second day here in Lima. I am residing in the district of "Jesús María". It is a safe area, and my family is great. They are very patient, which is really great because I SUCK at Spanish. Ok, perhaps that was a bit harsh, but let's just say that I am humbled on a regular basis. What I want to write about right now is something important to all of us. For all of you who have gone away to college, you will understand. You don't understand how much you love your home until you fly 4,000 miles south of it. I miss my family and my home like crazy. I can not put into proper vernacular. I don't have the words to describe it. Granted, it's awesome ... read more

I arrived in Lima just after midnight, and had pre-arranged people to pick me up (although they didn’t have me on their list so I was lucky they didn’t leave me at the airport) and take me to the hotel. The drive was crazy, the cars go all over the place taking no notice of the lanes and beep constantly. There where kids doing rap dancing and juggling at intersections to earn some money despite the fact that it was late at night. We also passed a couple of guys dressed all in black with hoods over their heads sitting by buildings, I presume they where security guards. It was a bit of a culture shock! The guys beeped their horns until the hotel opened its doors for me, so I had arrived in style. Lima ... read more

Voimme lammolla suositella perulaista terveydenhuoltoa! Paasimme nainkin pitkalle ennen kuin meille tuli tarve tutustua paikalliseen terveydenhuoltojarjestelmaan. Tai tarkemmin ottaen brittilais-amerikkalaiseen terveydenhuoltoon, joka on tuotu Peruun tuomaan lohtua ja hoitoa niille, joilla on varaa maksaa useammasta hoitajasta ja laakarista. Tarina alkaa jo Nascasta, jonka yosijamme sanky koitui Hannan kohtaloksi ja aiheutti todella tiukan niskakrampin (tiedatteko tunteen kun paa ei liiku kahta senttia enempaa mihinkaan suuntaan? Ette... No, toivon ettette koskaan saa sita tietaakaan.). Pahin sarky meni paivisin ohi, mutta oisin Hannu-parka sai nousta hakemaan sarkylaakkeita, etta saisimme molemmat nukuttua sen verran, ettei seuraava paiva menisi ihan harakoille. Paastyamme takaisin Limaan odottamaan tiistaina lahtevaa lentoa Santiagoon oli pakko uskoa, ettei mikaan muu auta kuin toh... read more

Hello all! We have just finished our truck tour of Peru which was incredible but very hectic. We left from La Paz which was a brilliant city, full of strange people and things like the witches market selling potions, talismans and even dead lama foetuses which people bury in their house foundations to bring them luck! The tour party consisted of fourteen of us, and despite the odd difficult character we all got on pretty well considering we had never met beofre and we spent 3 weeks in one bright yellow truck called Jock! From La Paz we set out for the ruins Tawanaku. Unfortunately we were to meet our first adventure two hours down the road where locals had set up a road block to protest about the pollution of Lake Titicaca. After waiting several ... read more