by Ian | Jun 6, 2022 | Peru
Third Dose The Ecuadoran Regional Highway 59 rolled down the mountain trading waterfalls and jungle palms for a dark, cloud-covered, swamp leading to the coast. The town of Huaquillas was a disordered jumble of streets and merchants crowding the road to the bridge...
by Ian | Jun 11, 2022 | Peru
The Witches’ Market of Criminal City Chiclayo sits 800 kilometres along Peru’s coastal highway north of Lima, the capital city. Like most South American towns, the city surrounds a tree-lined central square with a catholic cathedral at one end. But these cheerful...
by Ian | Aug 6, 2023 | Peru
Shock Culture The four stages of culture shock are as follows: 1) The Honeymoon Stage where the visitor forms an overwhelmingly positive first impression with their new surroundings and becomes infatuated with its language, people, food, and customs of the place they...
by Ian | Aug 18, 2023 | Peru
Nikkei We had a lot to complain about in Peru. The sun rarely shined. Cities and towns were cramped and dusty and the traffic was chaotic. When the driving was done and we were settled, there seemed to be few outlets or spaces to simply enjoy our whereabouts and...
by Ian | Sep 3, 2023 | Peru
Wari Ch’Ikidikan descended from the mountain and wept. He had passed through the Qu’Uatlhayna and the Chuk’Okuano and gazed upon the rocky plain that, as stories foretold, stretched on as far as man could walk before they laid their eyes upon the endless salt-water...
by Ian | Nov 22, 2023 | Peru
Jenia’s Herbal Remedies The High Andes between Peru and Bolivia are home to some of the world’s highest cities. Many of these cities rest higher than 3,000 metres and thin air can affect the body in many ways that no one can predict. In Peru, down at sea level, I...
