Blogs from Peru, South America - page 1166

Ha egy rendszer A, B es C reszbol all, es nem mukodik, akkor a fizikus eles elmevel rajon, hogy A-t, B-t vagy C-t kell kicserelni ahhoz, hogy megallapitsa, melyikkel van gond. A reszek kicserelhetosege kozott elmeleti kulonbseg nincs: papiron mindegyiket ugyanolyan konnyu lecserelni. Pl. e szempontbol nincs kulonbseg, hogy a gumidefektkor az uj kerekgumit viszem az autohoz vagy az autot a gumihoz. Igy esett, hogy az elmeleti fizikus eloszor lecserelte az SD kartyat (50 penz), majd a gepet (500 penz), vegul az elemet (5 penz). A kommenteket nem fogom sem elolvasni, sem atengedni, mert megyek es elbujdosok. Es remek kepeket csinalok mind a ket mukodo fenykepezogepemmel. Ui.: Egyebkent megneztem Limat, majd atjottem Huarazba, az ejszakai busz hatalmas boruleseben ataludva a nyolc oras utat. Mar itt vagyok a hegyek kozott, ahol remekul lehet bujdosni.... read more

Dear American friends, I'm a Peruvian who lives between Lima and NYC. I'm sad to read the posts about my homecountry made by US citizens, to whom I want to provide with some tips. Peru is not Las Vegas, neither Lima is Cancun, its not the place to be wild while being away or to live with the amenities of the US consumist and materialistic lifestyle. We are a poor country because the world economic order has influenced in part to our situation but mostly because of the failure of our leadership, not our people, who being majority indigenous and mixed (mestizo) have been left under poverty for centuries. The country you will see if you come here, is a young nation in construction, we don't even have a national identity, because all the racial ... read more

Hola, tak sme v Arequipe.....je to typicke kolonialne mesto ktore je obklopene 3-ma sopkami, El Misti (5822 m), Chachani (6075 m) a Pichu Pichu (5571 m). ...rano v 9:00 si davame klasicke ranajky a potom vyrazame taxikom do mesta, ideme na net a potom na obed. Poobede pobehujeme po meste a posielame par cumkariet, vecer sme si nakupili potraviny na 2 dni na vylet do Colca kanonu (je to najhlbsi kanon na svete ma asi 1200 m hlbku), kde sa zajtra chystame pozorovat kondory a pozriet sa na zivot v dedinke Yanque.....tak zatial buenos noches.... read more

I´ve seen some fine examples of local wildlife here in zoos, like monkeys, parrots, anacondas, pumas, and jaguars...but not much in the wild, save for dolphins, birds, and large spiders. The bugs bite pretty ferociously, so I always wear repellent with 100% DEET. The mosquitos carrying malaria only bite at night, so this is the most important time to be protected. The jungle is an ant´s paradise, and there are ants ranging in size from half a centimeter to one flying female I saw which was about two inches! They live everywhere, underground, and often have huge nests in the trees. Lastly, if you´re wondering what passes for roadkill (and I know you are), once I saw a creature on the side of the road, similar to a large monkey, but more like a cross between ... read more

Well after 6 days and 4 buss journeys of 10 hours+ across the center of the Andes, ahh poor Sarah and Jason I hear you all cry... We have finally landed in Cusco to check out the center of the old Inca Empire. The town is one of the more beautiful places we have stayed, but also one where you get hassled the most. The city is considered to be the longest inhabited locations in all of South America. The Spaniards built directly on top of the old Inca city, and this has made for the most interesting colonial architecture centers yet. Lots of narrow cobbled streets and buildings built on top of Inca walls. Also this is one of the main tourist spots in all of Peru and therefore some great pubs and food places. ... read more