Thanks to a stirling effort by Bullfrogs nightclub in Cusco, a few thousand soles were raised from one of their nights to put towards the efforts of Hogar de Los Niños del Sol (Home of the Children of the Sun), a project founded and run by Carlos Gibaja Tapia. Priorities for Carlos were to create [...]
Posts Tagged ‘aid relief’
Back down to the Valley
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aid relief, Aldea Yanapay, Bullfrogs Nightclub, construction, Cusco, MySmallHelp, Paucarbamba, Peru on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Buck$ arrive
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aid relief, Cusco, disaster, donations, JustGiving, Peros, Peru on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since the last weekend of sobering revalations, people have been busy in Cusco. Tuesday morning dawned and I stumbled down the stairs to find Lou staring slightly confounded at her laptop. She was coming to terms with the fact that she had just recieved a very generous donation from some UK business contacts, a fairtrade [...]
Down To The Valley
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aid relief, Cusco, disaster, Peru, Sacred Valley, weather on January 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I stand on the bank of earth that separates one stagnant lake of water from another as the fetid pools stretch to the distant adobe walls. A putrid odour rises from the surface and smacks into my nostrils as I stare out over what used to be the village of Calca in the Sacred Valley, [...]




