Lima

[QUOTE=Polvo]LB: No doubt they had already planned an alternate location and time?? :-)

Good to hear you are all OK. Bet the bar bill and shagging goes up exponentially in the next few days!

Suerte!

Polvo[/QUOTE]
Definetly on both counts! Jim sends his regards after 8 days of trying to get evac'd out of North India's monsoons he runs into this! Ian was scheduled to get back from Bolivia today, but who knows! Haco slept thru it!
LB

Good to know for the most part everyone is OK!

Im glad to hear everyone is safe. My first trip to peru was traveling on a bus south from lima towards arequipa. I visited all of those towns mentioned in the quake. My heart goes out to the people.
I emailed 2 girls I know in lima and only one has answered. She lives in san miguel and said everything was fine. How is the centro doing ?
Im thinking of coming down for a month in mid september. Now I dont know if its the right time to do it. Ill wait and see.

All:

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Polvo

Glad everyone is doing okay so far. I've only been through mid 5.x earthquakes, and those were bad enough, so I'm sure it scared the shit out of everyone. Hopefully no more big 6-7 magnitude ones!

LB, how did your penthouse fare? I recall Rosita being freaked out about being in an earthquake in it.

Since I'm not sure where to post this message I will start here.

I have many clothes I can bring to Lima. Please let me know if anyone has family or friends in need and I can bring them to Lima and would hopefully assist in anyway.
Much love.

Chitown

[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]
LB, how did your penthouse fare? I recall Rosita being freaked out about being in an earthquake in it.[/QUOTE]
Funny, you should mention it! There is a crack (8ft long) in the living room wall.
They use bricks for the walls between rooms and channel the electric wires into them. In this case the plaster came off where the cable ran and it will be repaired and the whole place repainted (manana).

The guys in it at the time were "freaked" and I got them hotel rooms on a low floor. Ian was going to rent Rosita's bachelor pad for the month, but he just got upgraded to the Penthouse (I suspect a party this weekend) and the Penthouse guys will move over to rosita's tommorow after the guys in there now leave tonight.

The next group for the penthouse (Arab's) cancelled this morning, So if you want to come down later this month (I will give you a deal)ja ja.

You are right about Rosita, the whole reason we started renting it out was because she freaks! Currently we live on the Malecon (1st floor) and my medical prescriptions bills are about to go through the roof.

Now more fodder for the "P Putz" to talk to himself about.
regards,
LB

On the lighter side this is a photo taken near Ica (near epicenter off the coast).
I understand from friends that the palm trees are still standing.....but the girl fell down!

[QUOTE=Lima Busy]On the lighter side this is a photo taken near Ica (near epicenter off the coast).

I understand from friends that the palm trees are still standing.....but the girl fell down![/QUOTE]Please oh Please tell me how i can see her. Will she be in LIMA? Does she have a sister? Does want to marry me?

Thanks! for the photo

Hey guyz,

Please let us know your opinion three of us friends have planned a trip to Lima from August 19th through August 24, 2007.

Please advice about the situation in Miraflores and in Lima. Should we cancel our trip?

Regards,

John.

[QUOTE=John]Please advice about the situation in Miraflores and in Lima. Should we cancel our trip?[/QUOTE]John,

Go! From what I've been read, there was no or very minimal damage in Miraflores and the rest of Lima. Most of the severe damage & fatalities were south of Lima closer to the epicenter. The quake was 25 miles deep so the damage was more isolated to areas closer to the epicenter. Nevertheless, a devastating disaster if you lost your home or love one.

[QUOTE=John]....August 19th through August 24, 2007.....Please advice about the situation in Miraflores and in Lima. Should we cancel our trip?John.[/QUOTE]

They still have running water and flush toilets (not that the Peruanas do that, though). There may be small aftershocks - but the seal has been popped and you will be OK - more biggies highly unlikely. No known reason not to carry on with your plans.

Suerte!

Polvo

[QUOTE=John]Hey guyz,

Please let us know your opinion three of us friends have planned a trip to Lima from August 19th through August 24, 2007.

Please advice about the situation in Miraflores and in Lima. Should we cancel our trip?

Regards,

John.[/QUOTE]
John,
Believe me the girls are looking to party like there is no tomorrow!(is there?).
If you are travelling north no problems, Buses south will have problems between here and Ica for the next 5 days or so(recommend you fly into Cuzco,Arequipa and points south. If we get any aftershocks let the girl fall into your arms like xxxgoat did last night!

Does anyone feel its wrong to come down and stalk peruvian women right after a disaster ? I cant believe I just wrote that considering my history but for some odd reason I feel like I shouldnt come out of respect.

Please someone talk me out of not coming . I was really looking forward to it.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp]Does anyone feel its wrong to come down and stalk peruvian women right after a disaster ? I cant believe I just wrote that considering my history but for some odd reason I feel like I shouldnt come out of respect.

Please someone talk me out of not coming . I was really looking forward to it.[/QUOTE]
It's a little questionable, but it's important to remember that the reason the hobby is so cheap with so many options in countries like Peru is their history of socialist dictators that ruin the economy. So, in essence, international mongers are taking advantage of disasters anyway.

Besides, if you go down to Peru right now to monger, some girl will get however many soles to get back on her feet faster... and if you don't go down out of some moral hindrance, she won't get that money. Moral condescension might just hurt folks. (did I use that word correctly?)

So go down if you want... it's your right, and it does help somebody. You might want to be a little more generous with the street beggars, however. A lot of them might be good hard working people who were seriously set back by the earthquake. Maybe even find an NGO and do a little bit of volunteer work to keep up appearances.