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And just like that, my four months in Peru are over! Sometimes I'm not sure if time has flown by or if it has passed slowly. When I return to Germany, it feels like I was hardly...

To conclude my Andes tour, I engaged in some physical activity and climbed a mountain. The goal: The Humantay lake at an altitude of 4200 meters. A 3-kilometer hike from the...

Near the former Inca capital Cusco is the so-called Sacred Valley (Valle Sagrado), where there are numerous Inca ruins and temples to see. Starting with Chinchero, which is...

Arriving in Cusco, we spent most of day 3 on a bus and on day 4 we headed to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. This place only exists because...

After an overnight journey, we arrived in Puno. The city on the Lake Titicaca is located at an altitude of almost 4000 meters, which is noticeable in the first breaths (and the...

Our tour started in Arequipa, after nearly 18 hours of exhausting bus ride! Arequipa is a very small and quiet city compared to Lima, where you can reach all the main buildings...

Summer has arrived in Lima, it's hot and everyone wants to go to the beach. Especially on the weekends, the city's beaches fill up with people. People bring food and drinks,...

Incredible, it's already been two weeks and I'm going back to Germany, and my 4 months in Peru are almost over! Yesterday, I even had my last day of work at my internship in the...

I went to San Juan de Miraflores for the last time to find my last 20 survey participants. Now I am very relieved to finally have all my participants together. However, during my...

In the past few weeks, we at ONG Las Semillas de Santa Teresa have been busy with something very special in addition to our daily work: shooting a video. Over the course of...

Vor einigen Wochen war ich bereits mit Fragebögen, Kugelschreibern und Süßigkeiten für meine Versuchspersonen ausgestattet und wollte mit meiner Befragung loslegen, als ganz...

As usual, on Monday I went to my internship at the Rehabilitation Center for Addiction Disorders. But shortly after arriving, nothing was as usual anymore. First, no more water...

After Pope Francis arrived in Peru on January 18, he concluded his 4-day stay in the country today with a mass in the capital city of Lima. Unfortunately, my seat was far away...

Recently, I visited the center of Lima. The streets in this district are characterized by the old churches in colonial style, which are also known for their typical...

I finally saw the rainforest, as I have wished for the whole time! I spent 5 days in a lodge in the middle of the rainforest near Iquitos. On the first day, we also took a boat...

From 27.12. to 30.12. I spent four days traveling in the Ica region south of Lima. After arriving at a hotel in Ica city on the first day, we went straight to the nearby...

For the first time this year, I celebrated Christmas without my family and even far away. Despite all this, the Christmas spirit was hard to come by for me this year. Even though...

Last week, I attended the meeting 'Mujeres en acción frente al cambio climático' in Villa El Salvador. This district of Lima is only 20 minutes away by bus from Surco, but it...

Yesterday I returned once again from the addiction rehabilitation center where I work as a psychology intern. Now that I am more familiar with the procedures and have learned some...

In Peru, there are numerous ruins from the time of the Inca. Not only in Cusco can you see them, but also in Lima. One of these ruins is located in Pachacamac. The city...

Last night I visited the Park of Waters in the center of Lima. The park opens its doors at 6pm to impress visitors with large fountains, changing water jets, and colorful lights....

I have just returned from the printing press with a huge stack of papers. For my survey, which is scheduled to start this week, there are a total of three different questionnaires.

Today I visited the district of Carapongo. Finally arrived, I saw more different cacti and succulents than ever before.

Earlier this week, I spent three days for the first time as a psychologist in an addiction rehabilitation center. There, I will conduct conversations, conduct workshops, create...

Last weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a training for psychologists and coaches on the ONG 'Las Semillas de Santa Teresa', for which I work here in Peru. As...

In the past few weeks, besides exploring the city and learning Spanish, I had hardly any time to prepare my project and initially took only small steps. After several visits to...

Besonders beliebt bei Touristen sind die Stadtteile Barranco und vor allem Miraflores. Das liegt nicht zuletzt an der wunderschönen Aussicht aufs Meer.

A little outside the city center of Lima lies the district of Chaclacayo, which offers an idyllic small-town atmosphere with nature and beautiful weather. Together with my host...

In Peru, the 15th birthday for girls is not just a birthday, but one of the most important days of their lives. This day symbolizes the transition from childhood to womanhood and...

In dem Stadtteil Surco, in dem ich wohne, wurde vor wenigen Jahren der erste Umweltpark Südamerikas mit dem Namen "Voces por el Clima" eröffnet. Hier wird auf die Bedrohungen der...