... make some soup.  So it will feel like home! Here are some photos from Halloween in Cusco - I’ll add more over the weekend when I see people dressed up and ... little kids dressed up like pumpkins. Happy Halloween from Cusco, Peru! Celebrate Halloween by lending to Kiva borrowers. Sheethal Shobowale is currently serving as a Kiva Fellow in Cusco, Peru with Asociación Arariwa Posted in ...

... de gallina, and a welcoming people. The day of arrival in Cusco was spent exploring the place, visiting its sights, ... access point to Macchu Pichu (more on this later), and returned back to Cusco the day after toward dusk. We had hoped to catch a bus out ... Cusco on to the Peru-Bolivia border and across. But that was not to be. We missed the last bus and had to stay. The view of the Plaza de Armas ...

... from the hot lowlands of Puerto Maldonado to the high Andes and the ancient Inca capital of Cusco thanks to LAN. We were picked up at the airport and whisked straight out to the nearby (35 mins) wetlands at Huacarpay. Hesketh Out Marsh, South Ribble Marshes? No, Huacarpay Lakes near Cusco, Peru 23 October 2009. Always under threat from polution and reed-cutting Huacarpay is a delicate ...

On the left bank of the river Vilcanota are the remains of the ancient and beautiful city of Machu Picchu (130 km from Cusco), whose name comes from the Quechua (machu pikchu, “Old Mountain”). There is a railway that leads to the station, bearing the same name of this ancient city, from where road climbs a distance of 8 kilometers. Full view of the city Built around the middle of the ...

Christmas time is quickly approaching and it time to start planning for Christmas in Cusco. We have successfully had a Christmas party for the children in San Marcos the last 3 years and last year we gave out over 170 gifts! Hopefully this year will be no exception. Our hope is to provide a small gift for nearly 200 children; and have a big party with favors, Christmas bread, hot chocolate and ...

A few pictures of Halloween at the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru: Now I have to admit, I used to not like Halloween, thought it was a good day to lock the doors, turn the lights off and let the dogs out. But that was long ago, now Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I don’t think Halloween is as big an event in Peru as in the US. In regular neighborhoods, you don’t see many ...