Buy Lunesta Without Prescription http://americaninlima.com/2009/08/08/natgeo-nasca-robbery/ slices of my life in Peru Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:56:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Buy Lunesta Without Prescription http://americaninlima.com/2009/08/08/natgeo-nasca-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Juan Carlos Arias Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:16:11 +0000 http://americaninlima.com/?p=1878#comment-1795 Consider these tips so nobody will take advantage of you: Im a Peruvian and looking for tips for tourists I found a comment from a girl from Lima Peru and she make these important tips most tourists must follow: NEVER EXCHANGE MONEY IN THE STREETS..NEVER... go to "casa de cambios" or exchange houses, they are easy to find anywhere in Peru... Please, listen to me,, there's many tricks those people in the streets know how to cheat on you,, ALWAYS "REGATEA(bargaining)" the price you are going to pay..it means try always to ask for the lowest price in anything you are going to buy or take,,..because you look foreigners, taxi drivers, street vendors and everyone else will try to make you pay more, double or even triple for the service or product u wanna get... say " no, gracias, es muy caro.. yo solo pago (and then just say the half or 2/3rds price they are asking for) 3 soles or 2 soles..etc. NEVER TRUST IN TAXI DRIVERS OR PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO HELP YOU FOR FREE....DO NOT LEAVE UR LUGGAGE OR BACKPACKS ALONE... it's easy for them to take off and rob ur stuff..so be aware,, IF UR BUDGET IS LOW,TOURS ARE WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR U.. there are some places u can visit without guides. YOU BETTER TAKE TOURS IN THE CITY U R VISITING,NOT IN LIMA BECAUSE IS MORE EXPENSIVE..For example, if you go to CUZCO,,as soon as you get there go to EL SOL avenue, and there is many travel agencies that have tours for convenient prices.. but not in CUZCO PLAZA, where is double price for the same tour..If u want to spend less money then follow these simple steps: arrive in Cuzco airport, take a taxi and pay no more than 5 soles to the taxi driver.. ask him (Por favor Lleveme a un hotel que no este tan cerca de la Plaza y que no sea caro, pero que cuente con todos los servicios)" Please take me to a hotel that is not expensive but that include all services ,nearby the city but not in Cuzco Plaza." Then as soon as u get in the hotel unpack ur things, and take a taxi to the train station (just pay 3 soles) get a ticket for the bus to Aguas calientes and the train to macchupicchu. or if u want a guide tour,go to EL SOL avenue, u will find travel agencies over there ( actually if u go there then they will get the ticket to macchupicchu for u)Go to the front desk in your hotel and ask them if they can wake u up the next morning bacause u r going to take the train to macchupicchu..they all know at what time the train leaves,but make sure if u don't have an alarm clock to let them know. TAKE SOME FRUITS OR LIGTH FOOD if u go to macchupicchu,,it's more expensive to buy food in aguas calientes ...the total trip is about 4 hours, buy some coca leaves or CARAMELOS DE MENTA for 0.50 centimos, just in case u feel dizzy, it will help you. Although most people are very nice, never trust in any person you don’t know. Try to not using jewels or wallets/purses showing a lot of cash its very dangerous beware. Consider these tips so nobody will take advantage of you:

Im a Peruvian and looking for tips for tourists I found a comment from a girl from Lima Peru and she make these important tips most tourists must follow:

NEVER EXCHANGE MONEY IN THE STREETS..NEVER… go to “casa de cambios” or exchange houses, they are easy to find anywhere in Peru… Please, listen to me,, there’s many tricks those people in the streets know how to cheat on you,,

ALWAYS “REGATEA(bargaining)” the price you are going to pay..it means try always to ask for the lowest price in anything you are going to buy or take,,..because you look foreigners, taxi drivers, street vendors and everyone else will try to make you pay more, double or even triple for the service or product u wanna get… say ” no, gracias, es muy caro.. yo solo pago (and then just say the half or 2/3rds price they are asking for) 3 soles or 2 soles..etc.

NEVER TRUST IN TAXI DRIVERS OR PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO HELP YOU FOR FREE….DO NOT LEAVE UR LUGGAGE OR BACKPACKS ALONE… it’s easy for them to take off and rob ur stuff..so be aware,,

IF UR BUDGET IS LOW,TOURS ARE WAY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR U.. there are some places u can visit without guides. YOU BETTER TAKE TOURS IN THE CITY U R VISITING,NOT IN LIMA BECAUSE IS MORE EXPENSIVE..For example, if you go to CUZCO,,as soon as you get there go to EL SOL avenue, and there is many travel agencies that have tours for convenient prices.. but not in CUZCO PLAZA, where is double price for the same tour..If u want to spend less money then follow these simple steps: arrive in Cuzco airport, take a taxi and pay no more than 5 soles to the taxi driver.. ask him (Por favor Lleveme a un hotel que no este tan cerca de la Plaza y que no sea caro, pero que cuente con todos los servicios)” Please take me to a hotel that is not expensive but that include all services ,nearby the city but not in Cuzco Plaza.” Then as soon as u get in the hotel unpack ur things, and take a taxi to the train station (just pay 3 soles) get a ticket for the bus to Aguas calientes and the train to macchupicchu. or if u want a guide tour,go to EL SOL avenue, u will find travel agencies over there ( actually if u go there then they will get the ticket to macchupicchu for u)Go to the front desk in your hotel and ask them if they can wake u up the next morning bacause u r going to take the train to macchupicchu..they all know at what time the train leaves,but make sure if u don’t have an alarm clock to let them know. TAKE SOME FRUITS OR LIGTH FOOD if u go to macchupicchu,,it’s more expensive to buy food in aguas calientes …the total trip is about 4 hours, buy some coca leaves or CARAMELOS DE MENTA for 0.50 centimos, just in case u feel dizzy, it will help you.
Although most people are very nice, never trust in any person you don’t know. Try to not using jewels or wallets/purses showing a lot of cash its very dangerous beware.

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The information comes from RPP and various Peruvian news sources (see links in story), not just “some people.”

If you have a link to a more accurate news story, I would appreciate your posting it. I’m complaining myself in this blog post that the news reports are sketchy.

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I hate how some people exaggerate some things…

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must be the work of some organized crime group

NatGeo losing equipment is ok – they won’t go hungry but the food for the hungry cold… that is just too much…

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]]> Buy Lunesta Without Prescription http://americaninlima.com/2009/08/08/natgeo-nasca-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Daniel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:45:01 +0000 http://americaninlima.com/?p=1878#comment-1741 How bad. They probably planned this before hand. Hopefully, more severe sanctions will occur in crimes like this. Lately, police has been great at catching criminals Anyways, robberies occur pretty much everywhere. including the US. And, speaking of law and order, many inner city areas in the US seem to lack of it. How bad. They probably planned this before hand.

Hopefully, more severe sanctions will occur in crimes like this. Lately, police has been great at catching criminals

Anyways, robberies occur pretty much everywhere. including the US. And, speaking of law and order, many inner city areas in the US seem to lack of it.

]]> Buy Lunesta Without Prescription http://americaninlima.com/2009/08/08/natgeo-nasca-robbery/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 Barbara Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:56:10 +0000 http://americaninlima.com/?p=1878#comment-1737 I agree, Jude, that the rice theft is especially cruel. Thanks for sharing the news about NatGeo's practice of hiring locals. What a good policy -- only, as you say, it could have drawbacks. Someone on Twitter said that a friend of his, who has a business in Nasca, says that he heard that the robbers registered at the hotel the night before. Who tipped them off is anyone's guess. I agree, Jude, that the rice theft is especially cruel.

Thanks for sharing the news about NatGeo’s practice of hiring locals. What a good policy — only, as you say, it could have drawbacks.

Someone on Twitter said that a friend of his, who has a business in Nasca, says that he heard that the robbers registered at the hotel the night before. Who tipped them off is anyone’s guess.

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Having said that I find the theft of UN rice far more troubling. It’s one thing to rip off rich gringos, but far more saddening to think that someone feels justified in stealing from the neediest.

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I’m guessing Peruvian authorities will have something to show (on television of course) in a couple of days due to the victims being from NGS.

If it were any other common day tourist(s), the authorities wouldn’t bother to blink an eye at such crimes.

I love Peru, but sadly one of the downsides of living and visiting there is the gross lack of law and order.

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