Lima

12 Hours

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12 hours later, and I finally made it to Peru last night.

I’m currently waiting with Billy (a good friend from Michigan who is currently living here in Lima) and Scott, another translator from Virgina, for a work team from Huntsville, Alabama, to head up to Kusi. We’ll spend the night in the Lima center tonight and then make the 9 hour trek by public bus to Kusi – one of my most favorite sites.

Just a side note, on my flight from Atlanta to Lima, I sat next to the mayor of Mala, which is the small town just 2km outside of Kawai. (Kawai is a Scripture Union campsite located 1.5 hours south of Lima). Jose, the alcalde, shared his information with me and invited me to tea and coffee the next time I am in Kawai.

8 days

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te amo Perú, originally uploaded by katherinebruder.

Just a short 8 days until I jet off to the far away lands of Peru again.

Here’s a quick run down of my tentative Peruvian itinerary.

May 27: Arrive
May 28 – June 13: Kusi
June 14 – 17: Lima
June 18 – 25 : Cusco
June 26 – 27 : Lima / Kawai
June 28 – July 4 : Ica
July 5 – August 16 : Iquitos (Puerto Alegria)
August 16 – 21 : Ica and/or Kusi

I stress that this is a tentative itinerary because the last time I spent a few months in Peru, the original schedule was completely different than what I actually did. Nothing is ever set in stone, and quite frankly, I have had schedule changes right up to the very last minute and even after going along with previous plans.

Even though I expect this itinerary to change, I’m pretty happy with the way it stands right now.

Dearborn to Lima to Caraz in 36 hours

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Hola desde Caraz!

Boy was I right, yesterday was a long long day of traveling – starting at 3:30am in Detroit all the way until 11 when we finally made it into Lima.

We spent the night in Lima and rose early this morning to have breakfast with the boys in Lima and then make the 9 hour trek through the Andes to our northern site, Kusi. The trip was just beautiful and I am very excited to look as my photos when we return. The little town of Caraz is quaint, and very uneventful, but the weather so far is just beautiful.