Alpaca Complaints
While we were on one of our long bus trips at our highest point in the mountains (4800m), the bus suddenly stopped next to an alpaca herder with several of his woolly animals and...
Category: Peru
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...
160 Degrees
So after a couple of busy weeks Christina has wrangled a week off and so we are off into the mountains. Our grand plan is to do a large loop, starting in Ayacucho to...
No browsing allowed
Stephen came home with a fun story. Off the main square in our neighbourhood of Barranco is a public library. It is quite an inviting-looking building. The inside is a bit different. The main...
Yes means… maybe?
Apologies for the long silence on this site. It has been a whirlwind of job-related activity here in Lima. I am currently recruiting for a youth entrepreneurship program and I’m having trouble getting enough...
Truth in Advertising
Interestingly, Peru has the same addiction to unrealistic advertising that the rest of the world. Most products, particularly in the malls, are advertised next to large pictures of blue eyed models with their...
Election fever
Elections are coming up – Sunday is the big day! I’m looking forward to having it all over. Apart from all the parades and music broadcasted over loudspeakers, the municipality where I work is...
