To be safe, it is a good idea to staple it into your passport! We recommend that you have two sets of photocopies of your documents before traveling, one left at home and the other one separate from the originals in your luggage, in the case of loss. A travel insurance policy is vital. CARE has taken the proper steps to insure our CARE group as a whole. If anyone looses his passport please find a CARE leader immediately so we can contact the U.S. Embassy and take control of the situation. .
Vaccines are not required to enter into Peru, but there are some serious illnesses to guard against. Yellow Fever and Malaria are two infections that occur in jungle areas in both the north and south Amazon. Malaria is also known to infect some coastal areas as well. We advise every CARE team member to consult their physician before leaving home; be sure to ask questions about anit-malarial drugs. Malarial mosquitoes only bite during the night so everyone be sure to bring mosquito nets for when we sleep in cautioned areas. Malaria is also a problem in the jungle, so consult your doctor about the best prevention. Bites can be reduced by wearing long sleeved shirts and an effective repellent. One recommendation for everyone is to drink bottled water only even for things such as brushing your teeth. Hepatitis A is caused by the ingesting of contaminated food or water. We will be introduced to seafood, just be cautious. Many visitors of the country experience upset stomachs and diarrhea. This is often caused by a change in culture, diet and or unclean water and foods. One observation regarding Peru is the unavailability of toilet paper in almost all public places! Major hotels and most restaurants will have some, but do not be surprised if public bathrooms, like in Machu Picchu, don't have any or if it is only available for sale. When traveling, CARE will have an ample amount of tissues that you can take around with you on your journeys.
There are five Patron Saints from Peru. ... In Peru they are mostly Roman Catholics. ... This legend talked about these tunnels and people could walk through them to other places on the Earth. ... This flood was said to take place when the sun, a cauldron of boiling water tipped over. ... What I found most interesting in my report was the legends of the Peruvians. ...
Although they live in different places, Peruvians share the same ancestry. ... But Spanish officials still controlled Peru by defeating the many revolts by the Peruvian people. ... General Juan Velasco Alvarado assumed the presidency of what was the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces. ... One of Alvarado's first acts was to place international companies under governmental control. ... Perez was the president of Peru until 1990. ...
Human Rights Country Report: Peru I chose to do this report on Peru in light of the recent "Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report- that was made public on August 28, 2003. ... In this summary of concerns it clarifies exactly what articles of the covenant Peru fails to adhere to, they are the following: Article 2 : Guaranteeing Remedies Articles 7, 10 : Prohibition of torture and humane treatment of detainees and prisoners. ... One who is not a Peruvian citizen would have a hard time imagining how the events that unfolded in the pa...
Some praised the novel for its accurate portrayal of Peruvian life. Others condemned it for its social critique of the national model of Peru and for its anticlerical tone. ... The local officials are constantly seen plotting together and are only interested in what they can gain from exploiting others. ... It is also clear that some Peruvians want change to take place in order to modernize and unite the country under one national identity. ... "Aves sin Nido," shows that the native culture of Peru is based upon exploitation and the issues that arise from it. ...
Expanded across Nazca, Peru, is a variety of geometrically etched lines on the surface of the earth. ... These etchings, spread across the Peruvian desert to the coastal plain, are believed to be created by the ancient natives of the Nazca culture. ... He saw these colossal drawings as being "signals" and landing places for the spaceships. ... Blanco, which was their principal place of worship and the place where they spoke to the gods. ... (Rossel 173) Present-day rituals in Nazca take place as a part of cult that believes in the mountain and water. ...
Thus, it is not surprising that agriculture, spreading northwards, entered what is now the US in the area closest to Mexico, the southwest, where the inhabitants of Bat cave in southwestern New Mexico were raising a primitive kind of corn by about 3000 BC. ...
But furthermore, what would prove to be the largest and best ally for both Spaniards was the smallpox epidemic. ... From then, more Spaniards started to come and make their claims to some of the land and by the 1550s Spanish rule was firmly established in a place where one of the riches empires once thrived. ... After few revolts, the Peru fail to dislodge the Spanish from Peru, but it was civil war between the Spanish conquistadores that would prove to be a setback as fellow conquistador Almagro is defeated and executed when he leads an attack on Pizarro. ... Each of them went about their con...
Machu Picchu is a very old, small Incan city located in Aguas Calientes, Peru. ... Machu Picchu was rediscovered in 1911 and has since become a large tourist spot or well-known place to visit. ... This is a lot of people visiting one place, but from what I read a lot of people enjoyed visiting Machu Picchu and thought it was absolutely breathtaking. ... The rainy season is when El Nino is likely to occur in Peru and especially near the site. ... Machu Picchu is a great place that I hope to visit one day in the future preferably in the month of September....
