It is often said that Peru is a mix of First and Third World, and my trip to the Shipibo village of San Francisco, in the jungle province of Ucayali, in May 2008 brought this into sharp relief.
The Pisco Earthquake
Santa Rosa de Lima
And then the kitchen blew up ...
Lima - Huancayo train line is 2nd highest in the world.
A remarkable engineering feat: begun in 1870 - finished in 1907.
Only runs intermittently, for benefit of tourists.
A must for rail enthusiasts.
I had been interested in the historic Lima to Huancayo train for some time, and can finally give a first-hand account of the journey.