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All Around The Country: Visiting Huánuco you...
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  • Visiting Huánuco you absolutely must .... see the breach of calicanto, it´s made in 1864 of stones and cement mixed with the white of seabird eggs.

    Fondest memory of Huánuco ...

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    All Around The Country: When visiting Peru going to...
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  • When visiting Peru going to Cuzco and its surroundings is a must! Specially for those who like to see archeological sites, you can't miss Cuzco. From the Coricancha (Temple of the Sun) to the ruins of Machu Picchu, there is so much to see! I took this picture at the ruins of Sacsayhuaman where we came across this guy who had a live condor. Cool! That's my sister and her husband on the right.

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    All Around The Country: Plaza de armas
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    All Around The Country: How expensive are meals in Restaurants?
    Depends where you eat! If you eat in a market as Peruvians do you can eat for just under a dollar. If you eat in a more up-market area the prices could be like 10 dollars. A nice 2 course meal in a decent restaurant will probably set you back 2-3 dollars.

    Fondest memory of a restaurant in Lima is eating at the festival de la comida in Barranco off the plaza de armas there and then taking a walk with my wife (then my girlfriend) to the Mirador to watch the sun set into the Pacific followed by a delicious pisco sour.


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    All Around The Country: Get on an airplane and go to...
    Get on an airplane and go to Iquitos. Here is an interesting story. When the Spaniards had Atahualpa in prison (moments before they killed him), they asked him where the capital of the colony should be placed. He replied: 'near the ocean' and he described the location of today's Lima. This was his revenge. It's the worst place to put a city!

    Getting on an airplane and seeing the dry plain below me as I headed northeast toward Iquitos and the warm jungle. The house in the photo shows where we are headed.... to a research center called Global Awareness Institute near Iquitos.


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    All Around The Country: You have a new friend
    Hello friend: My name is Rocío and I`m from Peru,first thank like you I work like a volunteering here in Perú, and I know lot of volunteer from another countries (from Canada, Holland) and I think is a nice work but is not easy, well when you will see the smail of the children you will think that nothing is better, I would like to know where are you going to be here? In Lima? because I`m in Lima, if you want I can help you if you have any doubt, well see you my new friend if you want to know more information about me, just write me: rociorerl@hotmail.com well see you and sorry because my English is not so good!

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    All Around The Country: viewing the colourful countryside
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    Thank god for garbage. Driving north frm Lima you drive along the deserty coastline. And the garbage is scattered across this part of Peru like coloured candies across the top of a bithday cake. It is a welcome and colourful distraction from what would otherwise only be a boring and featureless desert landscape. Peru is festooned with non-biodegradable garbage; fanta bottles and plastic bottles of all colours, garbage bags, shopping bags, car parts, adidas sneakers, vinyl etc.This multi coloured garbage is found strewn across the country side. And where that there are people...anywhere near some mud huts, there are literally mountains of it all mixed in with the desert sand. It is very pretty to look at. like so many christmas decorations.

    Lima is a typical South American capital. All of these cities have the same problems. But poeple are people and the people of Lima can be very gracious

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    All Around The Country: Currency Exchange
    We only exchanged our dollars in Lima, so my advice here may not be relevant in other areas of Peru. Although banks are probably the safest place to exchange money, the street exchangers give a better rate. Look for the official exchangers - in the San Isidro area, they were wearing tan vests, with an orange government seal printed on them. The vests may be different in other areas - check with your hotel staff. Know what the current exchange rate is, and agree upfront before handing over any cash. Count your money before the exchanger walks away. Also, do not accept any bills that are ripped or look old. Many merchants will not accept them, making them effectively worthless.

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