Peru Days 9 -11, Nazca and Chincha

The following day, we got a bus to go further south, to the city of Chincha. The bus ride was long, but the bus was a very comfortable one. We arrived late in the afternoon, and decided it was time for lunch we sampled their Ceviche and Caripulchra, both of which were...

Peru Day 8, Congressional Visit

Day eight in Peru started we went to Congress. It was a very interesting experience. Hank beat us all there, but was last to arrive due to relaxing in a café. We were greeted by a tour guide that had worked in congress for the last 18 years, though he did not look so...

Peru Day 7, The German School

Day seven started out very early, seeing that our days never really end. We met with Governor Carlos and the Rotary club of Surco. They told us the day would be an experience with the German school, we were all wondering what exactly that meant. We got into a van and...

Peru Day 6, OLO Internet

Day six left me to my first taxi ride on my own, which was a bit nerve racking, since I heard some horror stories about traveling alone in Lima. The situation is just a bit different than what we are used to in the US. None the less, it was still an exciting one. I...

Peru Day 5, Poverty in the Andes

We made our way to tour some schools, which were funded by the most part by Rotary. It was exciting to see such large projects, and such amazing work being done. The scale of everything was amazing. We met early in the morning to go to La Molina, at the base of the...