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1 July, 2009 08:03:45

Watch out for those dodgy Lima taxis!

by
Declan Tighe

First off, I’d like to point out that I have been living in Lima for one year now, and have taken 100’s of taxis. Mainly because of the fact that they are just so cheap. I mean, S/. 10 ($3) for a 15km 25 minute taxi journey is unheard of where I am from. That, coupled with the fact that there are so many of them, means I take them quite a lot. So when, after a year of getting taxis here, there and everywhere, I finally (almost) got robbed in one, I thought - well, it’s not that bad a ratio of taxis taken to incidents of robbery, really!

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16 June, 2009 11:14:55

Huaca Huantille

by
Stuart Starrs

The Huaca Huantille was one of countless archaeological sites lost among the urban sprawl of Lima, forgotten and neglected. That was until Francis Allison, mayor of the district of Magdalena del Mar where the pyramidal structure is located, decided to try to restore it along with the run down neighbourhood it is located in.

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15 June, 2009 10:16:50

Touring Lima by Bike part II: The Center of Lima

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Rodney Dodig

As far as this person is concerned, touring Lima by bike is one of the best activities available here. I have been asked to do some follow-up articles about touring other areas of Lima to the one that was published a couple of weeks ago here in “Living in Peru.” In this article I will cover biking from Miraflores to Lima Central. Although this tour is longer than the one I did from Miraflores through Barranco to Chorrillos and back, in many ways it was easier.

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18 May, 2009 09:43:20

Bike Touring Lima: How I Nearly Came to an End on the Av. Escuela Militar

by
Rodney L. Dodig

It had been many years since I had ridden a bike and for some in the group it had been decades. We all hoped that the old adage “It’s like riding a bike. You never forget” would hold true for all of us. We were at the shop of Bike Tours of Lima in Miraflores, Peru getting outfitted for our tour of the Bay area. The bikes were Beach Cruisers, a type easily managed by even the rustiest rider. The seats were comfortable and fitted to our individual heights and we were all given helmets. If you bring your own bike you are welcome to use it. A bottle of water for the road and we were ready to go.

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16 March, 2009 12:23:53

Naked Cycling Event Hit and Miss

When I received the flier in my inbox about the 4th annual "Ciclonudista Lima" which transpired last Saturday, I knew that I had to go and check it out. Who can resist the prospect of snapping a few scandalous photos of a bunch of young men and women that have decided to display themselves for all the world to see? Yes, I knew that the Ciclonudista was to support some cause or other, but let's face it, it's the nudity that people are interested in. No matter how technologically advanced we become as a society, a naked person gliding gently by on a bicycle is always...always...going to turn some heads.

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7 October, 2008 11:57:52

Learning and living in Peru

By Maia Bentz
the record

I have always been a traveler. When I was younger, my mom loved to bring me along with her on excursions as she traveled to countries such as France, India and England. As I’ve grown, I’ve realized that life is a plethora of experiences where one learns and lives, and traveling is a perfect opportunity to explore the world while I discover more about myself. Some experiences are life-altering, whereas others may only leave a trace in your mind.

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9 September, 2008 10:29:15

Peru: Conquest of the Guarco of the Cañete Valley

By Stuart Starrs
en Peru

Six centuries have now passed since the young Túpac Yupanqui, chief commander of the victorious army of his father the grand Inca Pachacútec, set eyes on this extensive green valley for the first time from the dry desert hills above, the valley that today is called Cañete. Strategically allied with the Chincha further south and the local rulers of what is now a town called Asia further north, perhaps the young Inca thought the conquest of the prosperous Guarco (Huarco) people would be simple.

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3 September, 2008 11:28:18

48 hours in Lima, Peru

Reuters Life!

Got 48 hours to explore Lima? Long considered just a stopover on the way to the famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Lima has emerged as a destination spot of its own in recent years.

Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most from a weekend visit in the Peruvian capital:

FRIDAY

4 p.m. - No time to lose. Get in touch with Lima's humble roots by going to the market in Chorrillos, where you can buy fish fresh off the boat. Meander around the wharf, which looks delightfully out of place in the middle of a major city.

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6 August, 2008 13:00:52

A Review of the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru and a Methodology for Grading Zoos

By Levi Novey
eco worldly

Several days ago my family visited one of Lima, Peru’s zoos. On the day before our visit, I wrote about some of my general thoughts and feelings about zoos, in an article titled “Why Zoos Stimulate Our Minds.”

Writing out my thoughts was a sort of preparative exercise, mostly to try to articulate the main dilemma I have with zoos: do the potential education benefits of zoos outweigh the cruelty of caging animals in small spaces that I personally believe typically don’t provide them with fulfilling lives? I still am not sure of the answer, but my trip to the Huachipa Zoo did answer another intriguing question for me. When zoos are bad, would I personally prefer that a bad zoo exist rather than have no zoo at all?

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14 May, 2008 07:00:48

Peru: Volunteer vacations - More than just a great trip

Judi Lees found herself falling in love over and over again while volunteering with friends at a South American orphanage

Judi Lees
Special to The Sun

It has been a long time since I've fallen in love. However, I am smitten by Anthony as we shoot baskets together on an outdoor court in Lima. His dark eyes gleam as he does enthusiastic high-fives when he makes a shot -- and he doesn't laugh when I miss. Anthony is 10.

I also fall for John, a five-year-old with a smile that would melt the hardest heart. And my motherly instincts kick in when I convince sulky Carmelita to jump rope and then see the joy on her face.

When two friends and I decided to add the element of volunteering to a trip, we opened a cornucopia of opportunities.

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2 July, 2009 22:16:52
I am an American citizen born in Peru. Whenever I go back, I only take taxis provided by priva ...
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2 July, 2009 10:12:17
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