Where do angels come from?
Cusco has a very famous cathedral on its main square that features a painting of the Last Supper with a guinea pig being served up to share with the apostles (talk about adapting art for local...
Author: Christina
Travel plans
My contract in Peru is wrapping up at the end of the month and we are starting to plan our adventure in Argentina and Chile. I’ve been doing a bit of researching and dreaming,...
Con que se come?
In Spanish, when you use a complicated word you’re not sure everyone will understand, you would throw in my current favourite expression ‘Con que se come?’ (“and what do you eat it with?”). Ie. the best...
Painting the roses…. green?
A different municipal party was voted in this fall and so January 2 a new mayor came to power. This has meant that everyone on the municipal payroll that I worked with up until...
Christmas in Lima means….
I’m sure all our northern readers will sympathize when I say it is very hard for us to feel Christmas-y as we move into summer here in Lima. It is 24 degrees every day...
Sucre, Bolivia
I fell in love with the town of Sucre, Bolivia with its white buildings and ceramic roofs (and great chocolate!). I enjoyed beautiful views, especially from the lovely Kolping hotel where the conference on...
Arequipa the white city
A couple of glimpses of the white city of Arequipa where I spent my weekend with a group of youth volunteers that help out in the Youth Employment Centre. Arequipa is the White city...
