Category Archives: Peru
PERU: THE MAP!
My trip to Peru: here´s the map! Mon voyage au Pérou: voici la carte!
MYSTERIOUS MACHU PICCHU
(Version française plus bas) Machu Picchu. A legendary city. A marvel of the world. It is unclear when exactly the Inca city was built, but it sure appears to have been a main ceremonial center with its temples and astronomy … Continue reading
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SAN LORENZO IN TRUJILLO
(Version française plus bas) On Saint Lawrence’s feast day, parishioners of San Lorenzo church take their saint for a walk to dance around the block. Marching band and firecrackers as a background music. Several men take turn carrying a quite … Continue reading
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From Lima to the Amazon
From Lima to the Central Amazon basin, nine hours on a bus through the Andes. Amazing landscapes. De Lima à l’Amazonie centrale, neuf heures dans un bus en travers de la cordillère des Andes. Paysages extraordinaires
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ON THE LOOKOUT
(Version française plus bas) Heavy-handed security around the presidential palace, where president Alan Garcia makes occasional appearances before the changing of the guard. From the conversations I have had with the Peruvians, Alan Garcia is not very popular. Anecdote: he … Continue reading
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OH, LIMA!
(Version française plus bas) LIMA… ♦ A snowy, gleaming grey sky that hardly lets the winter sun beaming through. ♦ An old town neighborhood revolving around Plaza de Armas with beautifully carved balconies made of stone or timber, and yellow … Continue reading
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ASHORE
(Version française plus bas) Huanchaco. A small coastal town. Tourists come here to ride the (small) wave. I walk on the beach and stumble upon a dead sea lion. Notifying the beach restaurant for the police to come pick it … Continue reading
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AMONG SAND DUNES
(Version française plus bas) No one would suspect there is a sand desert in Peru until one actually goes there! If sand dunes, varying in size, spread along the Peruvian southern seashore, the real treasure is Huacachina. Huge golden sand … Continue reading
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AFRO-PERUVIAN STYLE
(Version française plus bas) El Carmen district in Chincha is the place to go see Afro-Peruvian music and dancing. The best time to go is the Christmas season. When nothing is going on, you can always ask the village children … Continue reading
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