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- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
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Piura Slideshow
Piura
Travel Blogs from Piura, Peru
Piura
With another long travelling day ahead, Piura was the final destination. More mountain roads and I've taken to sitting on the left-hand side of the bus. This way when I look out the window, there is generally some road to see. When you ...
La Farmacia, una vez mas!
Today I was delighted to find french toast waiting for me at breakfast. It is true that variety is the spice of life, it's nice to see something other than rolls, eggs, and cereal. The morning was spent down in the clinic with the Oklahoma medical team. ...
Sh*ts and Giggles
So this morning I finally woke up with some intestinal issues, not crippling or anything, but just enough that I didn't want to be out and about without access to a bathroom. As the day went on it got better, and by tonight I am pretty much settled down. ...
more buses, longest haul yet
So a quick update... I took a night bus from Loja to Piura last night. Was a bit of a hellish ride. About two hours in someone from the road threw a bottle at the bus and it shattered the window right in front of me. Luckily it was not ...
End of Ecuador
So, we're saying goodbye to Ecuador and hello to Peru! We decided to take the first crossing inland. The one near the coast is supposed to be a mighty faff with having to get off a bus, which then doesn't stop, taxi across no man’s land and then ...
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (or Man in this case)
... have more space and some quite around here. Our professor's four grandsons are coming on Sunday to join us for the last week in Piura before we depart. She is then going to take them to the Amazon and Cusco I do believe. I am getting really excited about ...
It's fun to stay at the ... Y-M-C-A
Today we woke up and were greeted by a breakfast of French toast, which was a nice surprise. Breakfast is always good here, usually eggs, rolls, cheese, cereals, and juices, but French toast was a new appearance to the breakfast menu. The rest of the ...
Over night stop in a smelly town
18th Feb cont. Arrived into Piura at around 5.30pm with the outskirt roads flooded with sewage. We caught a taxi into the center and after a few 'sorry no rooms available' we went into Iperu (tourist office) for some help finding one for the night. They ...
Out of the Fog, into Peru
We are now in Piura, in the north of Peru. My trip is nearing its end. On Monday, I am flying back to L.A. The hotel in Catacocha was interesting. During the night, I felt at least one cricket on my face. I whisked it away ...
Sea, Surf, Sun, and Sand
... down on Saturday to hand off a laptop that Andy carried over from the States for him. It was so late when we arrived into Piura on Saturday that basically we only had time to see him off at the bus stop as he headed back to Cajamarca. After he headed ...
Don't Stop Believin'
... ending to a long day, and long week, of surgeries. It felt like we were all starring in the new summer blockbuster, "Hernias in Piura," it was great. We did dinner early in the evening, before mass, tonight because we all had to go out to another fiesta ...
Strawberry Oreos and Surgery
... knowing that I may need to leave them behind if they don't fit in my back. Scrub tops for $3 each, I think I can leave that in Peru if need be. When we got back, all of us students made a trip to the grocery store near the parish so we could buy a few ...
Out in the Wild
... immerhin hatte ich eine 14-Stunden Busfahrt zurück nach Lima vor mir, auf der ich mich ausruhen konnte! Wer genau wissen möchte wo ich war: sucht einfach auf Google Maps nach Santo Domingo, Piura, Peru. Von dort aus waren es dann noch 4 Stunden zu ...
Nothingtown
... - but we made it! 2 very long bus journeys and 1 border crossing later we found ourselves in the desert-town of Piura, in norther Peru. Almost as soon as we crossed the border into Peru we started noticing the differences. Firstly, the desert. Wow. It ...
Back in the frying pan!
From Chiclayo we caught a three hour bus even further north to a town called Piura. This was a stop over point before catching a bus over the border to ...
Anniversaire - a lo peruano
... . The queue to get our passports stamped was one of the least pleasurable experiences so far. Once in Peru we headed straight to Piura, where we have a few friends, to celebrate my birthday Peruvian style. Barely off the bus after a 12 ...
Ciao, Baby
... We also had the opportunity to visit the home of the Marquette family. There are a lot of family-to-family sponsors in Piura, where American families sponsor a Peruvian family with $25 a month that helps to pay for some food or housing. Marquette sponsors ...
Zarah's Big Fat Peruvian Adventure
... . Instead of taking the class in Milwaukee at Marquette, like the majority of people do, ten students were chosen to take the class in Piura, Peru and work with the people down there. So, that is how I got to this point. We are going to be working in a ...
First impressions of Peru
... was texting and singing to himself. Eventually got a seat at the top of the bus, after the border crossing, and got to Piura about 8am. We got a taxi to the other bus station and were taken to some money changers to change some of our Ecuadorian money. ...
Piura and Boxed Wine
... to find the best cuy in Peru, I have been pointed in a few directions, so hopefully one of them is a success. I cannot leave Peru without my beloved cuy. Mmm mmm. We also hung out last night with a few of our professors grandsons. They are either in ...
From the Galapagos to Peru via Quito & Vilcabamba
There is nothing to do here in Piura Peru. We stayed here last night and this pm get the 15 hour bus to Lima. So I hope to catch up with my blog. It is a way of being sure not to lose my memories of this trip which I have also hand written in a diary as ...
Spanish prescriptions? I've got you covered.
... bit taken aback with the sermon tonight, Padre basically said that we were privileged to be born into a Catholic society (being Peru is predominantly Catholic and Marquette is a Jesuit university) and pretty much just slapped other religions in the face. ...
Not much to report
On the way to Mancora to meet up with Ben, and to catch up to the sun. Bus took longer than I thought since we got a flat tire I think. We were stopped outside the tire shop for a real long time so I hope thats what it was. Off to ...
Sudafed? Yes, please.
So, this morning I woke up with a completely plugged nose. It didn't help during the night that I only have one pillow and when I lay down the pressure in my head shoots up, making sleeping pretty miserable. I also was woken up many times by new arrivals ...
Where we stayed a little too long...
This small northern city isnt much for tourists. However we chilled there for 3 or 4 weeks, living with a friend of a friend for free, and studied Spanish. The market was a maze, and the biggest weve ever seen. Fresh squeezed orange juice for 30 cents. ...