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- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
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Piura Slideshow
Piura
Travel Blogs from Piura, Peru
Vilcabamba to Peru
We left Vilcabamba in the evening and took an overnight bus to Piura in Peru, crossing the border at around 3am. Having heard horrible stories about people getting conned or even mugged crossing the main border, we were relieved that the Macara one was ...
Piura
... dagegen schon. Am nächsten Tag konnten wir Piura im Tageslicht sehen. Was wir da zu Gesicht bekamen schreckte uns eher ab. Piura ist wirklich nicht sehr schön, ausser den kleinen gelben Taxis und den Rischkas :-) Abends um 19 Uhr verliessen wir die ...
Into Ecuador
I travelled 42 hrs straight to get to Quitos, Equador from Tarapoto, Peru. The bus bombed between Tarapoto and Piura, winding high around the mountains and valleys. Being at the back of the bus, right next to the stinking toilet, I tried not to suffer ...
Caught by the Fuzz
... morn as we scraped ourselves together at 05:30 to catch a taxi to the bus station to jump aboard the early bus to Piura in Peru. Proceed to restock food for the journey ahead and in the process get fleeced by smiling store attendant. Bless her, she could ...
Chilling by the Pacific!!
... , then you drive a couple of Kms through the town until you reach a bridge which says you are leaving ecuador and entering Peru (and that´s where the truck gets processed) then you drive another Km (ish) before you arrive at the office to enter into ...
10 Hours on a bus has never been so entertaining
... Ecuador could at times be a challenging affair. They also suggested that the 10 hour bus trip (it took 12) between Piura and Guayaquil could be open to interpretation in terms of reliability and general rowdiness of the customers. This time the ...
im bored of crossing you Latino Americano
After Montenita, it was a 7 hour or so bus journey from Guayquil across the border to Peru, Piura. It was absolutely roasting in Piura. About 28 degrees. We had a 5 hour wait before our long long bus journey to Lima. It would cost 50 dollars ...
Let's hit the ground running!
... later. Our first stop was the women's shelter, which was under construction. We then traveled a bit towards the outer edges of Piura, to the more rural "slum" areas. Seeing poverty in pictures is one thing, but driving through it so exposed is something ...
Piura
Piura was a long 3 hour drive through some serious desert with a rest stop in Mancora. The town itself was not really that exciting and basically just a stop over as well. We only stayed one night before leaving to Huancabamba, the famed town of witch ...
Entering Peru...
... been many stories of Travellers getting ripped off on the other crossing, so we were cautious, but all went fine. We arrived in Piura tired from the bus journey and immediately hounded by taxi drivers, it was not a welcome that we needed or enjoyed so we ...
The Barbershop
... 't as exciting since we have that here every Sunday for dinner. Still, it was good and it was not the "usual" dinner. The highlight was listening to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion in a Chinese restaurant in Peru. Now that is not your everyday experience. ...
The life is to eat. Or to die...
... five of us that set out for the three day journey. Cheridyn (a dear friend from St. Olaf and a Peace Corps. Volunteer in Peru), Ryan, John, David (a native of Peru and a coffee farmer near Canchaque, our guide) and I set out from the campo village ...
Soaking up the Sun
... was great. On the drive to the beach the van was pulled over by the cops for us having tinted windows. Apparently it is illegal in Peru to have tinted windows on your vehicle, but you can get a special permit then it is allowed. I guess we have a permit, ...
Yeah, Babies!
... I soon came to regret. Dirty Peru + White Sweater = Bad Idea. I am also on the hunt for post cards, none of which I seen yet. Piura is not really a tourist town, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I am not finding any. I hope I can find some before ...
Life is a Beach
... of the ride was on nice paved roads, but the closer we got to the beach the bumpier it got. The first Spanish built church in Peru, Iglesia San Lucas de Colan, was built there. We actually spent the day at a resort that was right on the beach, they also ...
Both ends
... full force from both ends. Helen wanted to go to the doctors anyway so it looked like we would be having an extra day in Piura. Made an appointment to see an english speaking doctor at midday and so spent the rest of the morning with either my arse or ...
Sabado Gigante!
... care or nursing home where I didn't feel like I was accomplishing anything, basically mental health all over again. Here, in Peru, I feel like I am actually making a difference and making amazing memories that will last a life time. Being able to travel ...
on puke and pollerias
We woke up Piura, but didn’t jump to an early start, liked we’d hoped we would. Andy’s immune system has gotten a proper welcoming to the developing world as he got hit with round three of being sick. Grounded to the toilet, he had no ...
Journey Placemaker (dont read)
Just a placemarker to keep track of where I´ve been. Piura, dusty, basic, and unimpressive. Quickly hopped a bus ...
On the road again.
... bus up to Piura. Pretty much no one else on the bus which was pretty posh although the leather seats were a bit sweaty. In to Piura by 8.30, a quick taxi ride over to the Loja bus terminal to get on another bus but Helen wasnt feeling well again so we ...
Peruvian Deserts
... in and finished the job, and his hooves stayed planted. Now for the tetanus injection.... I've been in Peru for a week now, and I'm in the Piura airport on my way home after a quick stop in Lima. I decided not to stay for the entire ...
I took an overnight bus
... looked closed. Knocked on the window and a sleepy little man in his pajamas came to stamp us in. Very official pajamas. I arrived in Piura around 6:30 AM. Nothing is open that early, but it's already bright and hot. I started walking in a spiral from the ...
Entering Peru
Hello, We have now finally entered Peru, after what seems like many bus journeys. We left Loja at 7.00am, and arrived in Piura, Peru at 4.30pm, it took a while to actually cross the border, they have to stamp your passport in Ecuador as you leave, then ...
That's the greatest omentum that I have ever seen!
I think that this is going to be a pretty short blog, but here goes. So my day started off rather abruptly. I thought that I was supposed to receive a wake-up knock at 5:30 this morning, however my knocker thought I was setting alarm. So, long story ...
Day 120 - Piura - On the breadline
... the bus at 11am and it left at 11-15am. Our tickets were $1 each and $1 for the children plus $8 each for the Loja to Piura trip. The journey back through the valley to Loja was awesome something that I didn’t see on our cramped bus ride in the ...
el mejor cebiche en el mejor lugar
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Journey from Hell
We went from experiencing such amazing things at the Galapagos Islands to running round Piura trying to find transport to Lima so that we could make our Inca Trail trek. Speaking limited Spanish really didn't help our plight, nor did the fact there wasn't ...
Peru at last!
... have FINALLY made it to Peru! The border crossing was easier than we thought it would be, and the differences between Ecuador and Peru are more distinct than we thought they would be. There is a whole new sort of learning curve with vocabulary, practices, ...