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Saturday: una fiesta, sorta… Lucho had mentioned that there would be some kind of show at the orphanage for the kids before I left. I turned up at the appointed time, 3pm, and watched as a clown and a young woman dressed in a cute blue outfit entertained the kids. They also got me up on stage briefly to say some parting words. Somewhat embarrassing when the clown´s job is to make the kids laugh and after 5 days of trekking and speaking English, my Spanish was sorely lacking. The show was o...

Huancayo is 5 hours east of Lima up in the mountains (but not as high up as it could be!).  A lot of people get altitude sickness (nausea, vomiting), but it is said that people with asthma get cured in Huancayo... not after just one day, of course.  It is VERY cold at night and early in the morning, but the daytime sun might actually inspire you to take off that sweater and grab your sunglasses!  It has less traffic than Lima (duh), so it is much easier to get around and much e...