Category: Peru

Happy first day of Spring to everyone in the Southern hemisphere! Today Lima cooperated and gave us some sun! We’re definitely hoping it is a sign of things to come. In other news, I’ve...

We are walking around in the colonial center of Trujillo when we see a man with a wheelbarrow causing a bit of a ruckus.  Being generally interested in both wheelbarrows and ruckuses, we sidled...

We went to a northern coastal town called Huanchaco that is famous for its reed boats. They have a unique design that has been passed down through this ancient fishing village and these boats...

I work in a municipal building with 5 floors and 1 maintenance person. Needless to say he is a bit hard to get a hold of. As part of our Youth Employment Centre we...

Here’s a little fun with words. In Spanish you say when something makes you really mad you say:   me da rabia. Literally translated it means it gives me rabies. What gets you mad enough...

Sending something by mail in Peru is an exercise in perseverance. To give you an idea: our neighbourhood (Barranco) which is sizable enough to elect its own mayor, doesn’t have a post office. At...

Christina and I went out for lunch yesterday. Lunch in Lima usually consists of finding one of the comedores that serve a ‘menu’ meal, like prix fixe meals, but costing only $2.50. At the...

Chocolate grows locally in Peru and there is even some speculation that the Peruvian amazon basin was the original home. There is a chocolate museum just a few blocks from where we live that...