Pachacamac Trips

Starting off in Lima | Jan 13 09'

"Downing our Starbucks coffees on a big red two storey tourist bus"

(Author:M,Editor:J) We spent our last night in Montreal very wisely: saw friends, watched a last hockey game, played poker, finished packing and c... Continue reading »

Lima, Peru | Jan 07 09'

"There was a beautiful wooden ceiling where we first joined the tour, a beautiful library with books dating back to the Spanish Conquest, the church had ceilings that had shapes cut out and painted and the catacombs were estimated to have 70,000 people buried in them."

2009-01-07The flight from Quito to Lima was a little over two hours. Lori was able to finish her book, Three Cups of Tea, on the plane. It was exce... Continue reading »

Lima, Peru - Day 29 | Jan 04 09'

i had no intensions of spending more time in Lima since everyone i talked to said nothing nice about Lima. Oh the city is seedy....the city is full... Continue reading »

Lima, Zapallal and Project Peru | Apr 19 07'

There´s not much to say about Lima. It is a city like any other and I felt this way largely because I was staying Miraflores. This is the richer ar... Continue reading »

Last Stop-Lima | Mar 27 06'

"Honk if you're Peruvian"

Lima, Peru(or `The tale of the porcelain alter at the Ancient Church of San Francisco.')Lima is much nicer than everyone told us. They said it wa... Continue reading »

Barranco, where the city meets the sea. | Jan 18 06'

"Lollypop slime blasted from the doors and windows"

The beautiful coastal district of Barranco, a once upper class turned artsy bohemian and tourist/entertainment area is a must see for visitors to L... Continue reading »

Peru Amazon Medical Mission Trip - Lima | Jan 02 09'

The combination of the noise from the heavy rain and the stifling air due to the inability to control the temperature of the AC in our hotel r... Continue reading »

Peru Amazon Medical Mission Trip - Lima - Iquitos | Dec 27 08'

"The high humidity and temperature in Iquitos made me feel right at home in Malaysia.."

After a 6-1/2-hour sleepless flight, we landed in Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima at 2:18am. Hugo, our contact person in Lima, was nowhere... Continue reading »

Guayaquil, Lima and Nazca | Apr 18 07'

    We arrived in Guayaquil after a short flight from the Galapagos Islands. This is the largest city in Ecuador and we found i... Continue reading »

Rio - Lima - Pisco - Huacacina - Nazca - Arequipa (it´s been a busy week!) | Nov 22 08'

OK so I have lots to tell you all about and not enough time to go into enough detail about it all!RIOLast time I blogged I was complaining about th... Continue reading »