Monday, August 21, 2006

Peru: Conclusion

As it is my first international desination of this trip, I don´t really have much knowledge for comparison, but I can safely say that Peru is an excellent country. With massively varying environments and very warm and friendly locals wherever we´re been, it´s had a touch of class.

Emma being eaten by Amazonian wildlife.

The one negative point about this country is that the have a "building completion tax" which means that everyone builds stuff for a couple of stories and then sacks it off so that they don´t have to pay The Man. So you get loads of buildings, the vast majority in most smaller towns, that are unfinished, making the place look a bit shody.

While we were here they´ve had an election, re-electing a president who last time ran off to Japan with several million Soles (the Peruvian currency). So I hope he does better this time. Not often you get a good second shot at something like this. Peru is South America´s third biggest country and if the fella at the top gets it right, Peru could be even more marvellous than present. How delightful.

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