Click map to enlarge If you are coming to Pucallpa for a visit, here are a few things that will help you out(in no particular order): The current exchange rate in Pucallpa is about 2.57 soles = USD$1.00 (March 2013) Getting Around: Taking a Motokar – Don’t get taken for a ride, listen to how [...]
Last Saturday was my birthday so Kelly and I went out for dinner. Her birthday is on Sunday so we went out to lunch today. Makes no sense, right? Well, Kelly is starting grad school soon and we thought she would have class this weekend. The classes are held on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate [...]
Last night on facebook my sister posted that she was eating Ceviche. I asked her if she was having real Peruvian Ceviche or that stuff they call Ceviche in the States. There are NO tomatoes in Ceviche, EVER!!! She was like(not exact quote), ‘How in the heck do you expect me to get that here?’ [...]
Wow, it has been almost two weeks since my last post. Yikes! I thought I would share a picture of our Ceviche lunch from a 1 1/2 weeks ago. We had Ceviche this past Tuesday as well, but I forgot to take pictures. Kelly’s Tio Jesus helped her mom prepare this absolutely delicious dish for [...]