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New Airline Choice for Pucallpa…
Peruvian Airlines has opened shop in Pucallpa giving travelers a third airline option from Lima. Right now they have fares as low as $89 round trip. That beats both LAN and Star Perú. Their office is located at Jr. Independencia #324, right next to the main police station before you reach the plaza. Nice office. Decent location and great [...]
Calling the US and Canada for FREE from Peru…
This applies to anyone that wants to make calls TO the United States or Canada without much cost. I know the catchy headline said free but we all know nothing in life is free. I have been using this setup for about two years and have recommended it to a few friends that are as happy as [...]
Pucallpa Dengue Update 2012
According to the media here the epidemic is on the decline. El Comercio is reporting that the cases are slowing down and only three people are still in ICU (Intensive Care Unit). So far 11 dead and over 4,000 cases. The fumigation program continues but is rather ineffective. This is a result of poor communication along with a voluntary [...]
Latest Pucallpa Dengue Update…
THIRD UPDATE: (11.30) The central government has taken control of the dengue education and control program. It is running much smoother now. Our house was fumigated again today and they expect to be doing it every 3-4 days for then next few months. They are also aggressively cleaning the streets, ditches, removing trash and trying to make sure [...]
Progress in Pucallpa…
UPDATE: Edit to update Cine-Planet to Cine-Star. Original radio reports indicated Cine-Planet. In the next few weeks I will post the locations and photos from the construction sites. I have waited 15 years to be able to post something like this… I write about Pucallpa, the city I call home. 15 years after my first [...]