Category Archives: Peru

Water in a Barrel

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

DSCF0272 on Flickr. came across these in Nuevo Pachacutec north of Lima, Peru. All the water for this community is brought in by trucks. The people pay about 50 cents to fill up one of these barrels. They use this … Continue reading →

Posted in Peru, Poverty, Travel | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Little old lady in Limatambo Peru

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

while driving down a dirt road in the Peruvian Andes last month, i came across this lady, laboriously, and with the help of a cane, slowly making her way up the mountain. she must have been all of 4 feet … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifestyle, People, Peru, Transportation, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Machu PIcchu at dawn

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

we left Aguas Calientes at 4 AM, climbed to the entrance to Machu Picchu ruins and dashed up to the terraces to wait on the sunrise. so worth the burn!

Posted in Adventure Tourism, Culture, Cuzco, Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dreaming in the Andes

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

a number of years ago i worked in the province of yauyos in central peru. i hiked an hour from the small village of cochas to this ridge. this is where my affair began with peru. i love this country!

Posted in Adventure Tourism, Family, Mission Trips, Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Surf Up

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

boats and surfers at lima beach

Posted in Peru, Sports, Surprises | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Larcomar

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

larcomar mall overlooking pacific ocean in lima, peru

Posted in Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Larcomar Sunset

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

overcast sunset at larcomar park overlooking pacific ocean in miraflores, lima, peru

Posted in Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Condors

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

we hiked to 9500 ft about 1.5 hrs out of Chonta to a bluff overlooking the Apurimac River to watch these majestic condors with a 9-ft wingspan effortlessly master the air currents

Posted in Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Flying over the Andes

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

flight from Lima to Cuzco on Peruvian Airlines. there is something magical about flying over the cloud- covered Andes

Posted in Peru, Travel | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Cruz

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

came across this as i returned from lunch at casa del aguila near cuzco. it is one end of a makeshift clothes line. i innitially thought i had found a cross on the edge of a corn field

Posted in Mission Trips, Peru, Surprises | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment