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AlpacaSuitcase
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California family abandons suburbia to volunteer and learn Spanish in Peru.
- Added on: Oct 10th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: AlpacaSuitcase
- Listed in: Travel Volunteering
- Tags: travel family Perú expat volunteer cusco
Recent Posts
Peruvian Archeological Sites: The Tip of the Iceberg?
Our guidebook confidently listed the Sipán ruins in northern Peru as an archeological site not to be missed, mentioning it in the same breath as Machu Picchu. Sipán? I’d never heard of it. In my one-month whirlwind tour of Peru 23 years ago, I ca...
Juanita: The Ice Princess
On our first day in Arequipa we had two goals: see Juanita, the 12-year old Inca ice princess and find a toasted bagel with cream cheese for our 12-year old daughter. Our daughter is keeping a list of the foods that she misses most from home and a to...
New Pre-Columbian Culture Found In Peru: The Teletubbies
Last week we visited Nazca in coastal Peru and did the obligatory flyover of the Nazca Lines. Like many tourists before us we marched straight to the airport and organized our 35 minute flight over the lines. On that day of perfunctory sightseeing, h...
Peruvian Buses: Survival Tactics
Buses are a great way to get around in Peru, but there are definitely some things to keep in mind. Peru is a fairly large country (almost 500,000 square miles) and unless you can afford to fly everywhere, buses are your principal means of transport. ...
Darwinism In The Monastery
Perhaps it’s because I’m slowly working my way through “The Origin of the Species,” but I can’t help but look at Arequipa’s Santa Catalina Monastery through Charles Darwin’s eyes. Darwin visited Peru in 1835 but never made it to Arequip...
"Now I Believe In The Pachamama"
Olivia, our guide for our three-day trek in the Colca Canyon was never really a spiritual or religious person…until about two years ago. “I would drop some chicha or beer on the ground and say something about it being an offering to the Pachamama...
