Posts under ‘Peru’

Originally from Seattle, Jessie Kwak and her husband Robert Kittilson are living in Peru and sharing their experiences on their new website Unpaved South America.
With Jessie doing the writing and Robert capturing the images, the website will highlight the lesser-known destinations in South America.

By Jessie Kwak
Machu Picchu will be closed at least until [...]

The anti-corruption group Transparency International annually publishes a “corruption perceptions index,” which measures the level of government corruption in each country.
In the latest index, which was released in November, the majority of the 180 countries analyzed scored below five on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (perceived to have low [...]

Another member of the Lonely Planet tribe has condemned the disparaging statements about Peru made by Jens Porup, that the coordinating author of LP’s Colombia guide.
Commenting on Travelojos was Sara Benson, the coordinating author of Lonely Planet’s Peru guide. She disagreed with the notion that other LP authors agreed with his statements. She says:
Jens [...]

The changing leaves, breezes, and cool damp weather that comes in the fall signals marathon season to me. After following the results of the New York City marathon today, it was impossible to resist going out for a long run.
One idea I’ve been toying with is running a marathon in Mexico or another country [...]

Peru has taken a real beating lately on Travelojos. It all started a couple of weeks ago in a post about travel writer Jens Porup’s harsh characterization of the country. Since then Travelojos readers have weighed in both for and against Peru.
While most readers said they believed Porup’s assessment of the country was [...]

There’s been a 65 percent increase in North Americans traveling to Honduras over the past five years, Ensley Eikenburg, associate publisher at Frommer’s told USA Today last week. The story was about Frommer’s recently released guide to Honduras.
She added that since Frommer’s began publishing its Costa Rica guide in 2001, it’s been one of their [...]

Two posts last week (here and here) mentioned some disparaging remarks the author of Lonely Planet’s guide to Colombia made about Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The author, Jens Porup, made the unflattering characterizations of these countries in a speech in Bogota before Colombia’s minister of tourism and other highly ranked officials.
His comments generated a [...]

Yesterday’s post about Lonely Planet writer Jens Porup’s speech in Bogota mentioned some harsh comparisons he made between Colombia and Peru. He also characterized Ecuador and Venezuela as being generally unpleasant places to visit.
I’ve never been to these countries, so it’s hard for me to gauge the validity of Porup’s assessments. But, I support [...]

Exploring man-made floating islands, experiencing an ancient culture during home stays with local families, and catching spectacular views of sunsets and ruins are just a few of the activities that await those who plan to visit Lake Titicaca—one of the world’s premier eco-travel destinations.
It’s easy to see why the lake with the funny name is [...]