Hostal Posada Hispana Pisco

The diner got a bit noisy, this airport never sleeps, flights come and go all night, so I explored a bit and found two spots, one on level 3, two nice 3 seaters, ideal for stretching out and catching a kip, but on a busy level where people come and go the whole night, one on level 2, darker, quieter, almost ominous, the south african inside me that grew up being robbed every second month can't bring himself to go to a quiet spot where I might wake up with no backpack Bit of a long night, not ...

Il peru' nell'immaginario collettivo, o almeno nel mio, e' un insieme di paesaggi, immagini, natura e colore, si' soprattutto colore, il verde lussureggiante della foresta equatoriale, il marrone che cambia in rosso invadente delle dune del deserto sulla costa, i variopinti e gioviali abiti delle popolazioni andine...Lima non e' niente di tutto questo, Lima e' disordine, Lima e' confusione, e' il palazzo coloniale sormontato da un tanto recente quanto brutto grattacielo, Lima e' la baraccopol...

I finally got to Lima, Peru. Such a busy and polluted city. Crazy drivers. Just reminds me of Malaysia and Thailand in 2004. I just changed my plans and decided to go to Pisco rather than staying in Lima for a day. So I took the Urbenidad Shuttle from airport $6USD to Ormeņo station. The driver was very friendly and nice to me. Just could not believe that there might be people like him out in Peru. I bought Royal Classic ticket for the bus (which is the most recommended way to go around in Pe...

..From Lima we took a local bus to Pisco, 4 hours drive. Shirey our local tourguide advised us stronlgy to keep an eye on hour bags and do not talk to anyone..they will try to steal, she said.
Pisco area was damaged baldy by an earthquake in 2007, around 1 million people lost their lifes. It was shocking, you can still see the damaged houses and roads and all the people are so poor and live in half rebuild houses. Our hostel was the only undamaged house in the road and I felt guilty to go...

30th June 2009

After being woken up at 6am by an earthquake, it was a little difficult
getting back to sleep. Just a short visit to Nazca, following the Pan
American Highway north through coastal desert to Pisco at 9am. On
the way we stopped at the pleasant colonial town of Ica for lunch and
due to its all year round sunny climate we spent a few hours by the
pool sunbathing. Although one of the pools was empty as it had just
been painted, we discovered this after Phil...

The earthquake struck Pisco on August 15, 2007. It left behind broken buildings, broken people, a broken town. Piles and piles of rubble line the streets and beach front. The Cathedralīs roof still shows the scars, it was holding Mass when the quake hit, inside 100 people died that day. Around 80% of the city was destroyed and not much has been rebuilt by the look of things. When we arrived it was the first time our tour leader told us not to go out on our own and certainly not at night, the ...

Ok day 2 of the tour although day 1 didn't really exist ! We met As a group - only 8 of us, a welsh couple, nz couple and I'm sharing with an English girl . All seem nice! Arrived in pisco this afternoon after a 4 hour bus trip - it's all so incredibly dry but I suppose the coast is a desert.......pisco still barely recovered from the earthquake a couple of years ago. There is some rebuilding but a lot that's not. Our guide doesn't seem very enamoured of the place - took us to the main square...

I took the bus from Lima to Pisco on Saturday afternoon, which was about a 3 hour bus ride. I arrived around 7pm and the bus dropped me off at the turn-off for Pisco, not actually in Pisco itself. The bus station was very sketchy, probably only because it was past dark, and I knew I was best off getting out of the area quickly. I hailed a taxi, which was nothing more than some local guy with a Pinto driving around picking up random people. It was a 10 minute, very crammed ride to Pisco and I ...