|
|
|
|
- Business Directory
- News
- Classifieds
- Movies
- Events Calendar
- Features
- Travel
- Business
- Gastronomy
- Peru This Week E-Magazine
|
|
|
|
Latest News in Peru / Archive
Transportation | 30 October, 2009 [ 13:15 ]
Peru: Foreigners cross the Andes in a "Junkey Mototaxi"
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Mototaxis, which actually are three-wheeled motorcycles with a light tent as a ceiling, are very commonly used vehicles in Peru, even for public transportation for short distances.
A group of Youngsters from England, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand and the US participate in the “Junkey mototaxi,” which takes place for the first time in South America.
The ride, which has been partially sponsored by Huancayo's Municipality, seeks to raise funds to afford social projects, in this case harelip operations.
Each team, formed by 2 people, has the challenge to raise $1.500.
They plan to cross the Andes in a 4,000 kilometers journey, starting in Huancayo (Junín), and finally to arrive to Asunción, Paraguay's capital, in some 14 days.
The journey includes Bolivia and Argentina.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Mototaxis, which actually are three-wheeled motorcycles with a light tent as a ceiling, are very commonly used vehicles in Peru, even for public transportation for short distances. A group of Youngsters from England, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand and the US participate in the “Junkey mototaxi,” which takes place for the first time in South America.
The ride, which has been partially sponsored by Huancayo's Municipality, seeks to raise funds to afford social projects, in this case harelip operations.
Each team, formed by 2 people, has the challenge to raise $1.500.
They plan to cross the Andes in a 4,000 kilometers journey, starting in Huancayo (Junín), and finally to arrive to Asunción, Paraguay's capital, in some 14 days.
The journey includes Bolivia and Argentina.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
|
| 
|
| 
Lastest news
- Law and Order : Peru became signatory of The Hague Apostille
- Politics : Peru and Czech Republic sign cooperation agreements
- Politics : Chile will revise report and documents sent by Peru
- Peru : UE donates US $90.6 million dollars to fight against child malnutrition in Peru
- Sports : Peru climbs positions in FIFA ranking but remains the lowest in South America
News Sections (Archive)
- BREAKING NEWS! (61)
- Top (206)
- Peru (1832)
- Lima (684)
- Latin America (172)
- World (220)
- Politics (838)
- Elections 2006 (172)
- Economy (715)
- Business (612)
- Sports (571)
- Law and Order (786)
- Health (323)
- Travel and Tourism (442)
- Art/Culture/History (275)
- Education (113)
- Environment/Nature (198)
- TV/Entertainment (344)
- Tech / Internet (93)
- Press Releases (142)
- Dossiers (2)
- Opinion (13)
- Kids (29)
- Photo of the day (286)
- Advice (47)
- Announcements (52)
- Mining/Energy (344)
- Agriculture (55)
- Transportation (242)
- Natural Disasters (131)
- Communications (41)
- APEC PERU 2008 (225)
- EU-LAC Peru 2008 (70)
- Science (11)
- Fashion (7)
- Food (78)
- Celebrities (23)
Last 5 news articles
- Peru became signatory of The Hague Apostille
- Peru and Czech Republic sign cooperation agreements
- Chile will revise report and documents sent by Peru
- UE donates US $90.6 million dollars to fight against child malnutrition in Peru
- Peru climbs positions in FIFA ranking but remains the lowest in South America
Last comments
- In Chile's beefed up military presence worries Peru
perucho4ever says :
20 November, 2009 15:59:52
As I was saying these goverments are killing us,integration? no way jose,you and I know that integra ... - In Peru: Drunken drivers will go to jail
Splaktar says :
20 November, 2009 15:46:43
0.5 ? grams per liter? that's crazy drunk!"Unless a person has developed a high toler ... - In Peru: Drunken drivers will go to jail
Terri says :
20 November, 2009 15:41:32
Peru ought to learn to enforce existing rules of the road. The current admistration must be su ... - In Peru ranks 75th in Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perception Index
Splaktar says :
20 November, 2009 15:40:33
I've heard similar stories from people who have visited or are from Venezuela. I'm sur ... - In Car Prices Decrease as Taxes are Eliminated in Peru
Lionheart Central Florida says :
20 November, 2009 15:14:22
I am also a american married with peruana. We want to bring our car toPeru with our stuff. App ...
News web syndication [RSS]
what is "web syndication" ?
RSS Feeds :