Below are some of my favorite Spanish words, phrases, and oddities. I will try to continue updating this list throughout my time in Peru. Some of the lexical nuggets are surely more Peruvianisms than formal and proper español, but that’s just fine with me. ¡Adelante!
Dar a luz
This phrase is used to mean “to give birth,” [...]
This weekend, my roommate and I traveled east from coastal Lima, through the Andes, and to the westernmost region of the country that could be considered selva, or jungle. It’s pretty amazing that in eight hours one can leave a coastal desert during what is considered the summer season, cross nearly the entire Andes (elevations [...]
Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. It’s about an hour-long bus from where I live. Callao used to be geographically distinct from the city of Lima, but it has since been enveloped by urban sprawl. Thus, despite its unique history and technical separation from Lima, to the casual observer, Callao seamlessly [...]
La Iglesia de la Soledad is a relatively small chapel overwhelmed by the larger and more famous Monasterio de Francisco; the two churches share a wall. This photo is especially valuable to me because the church is not really a tourist site, but my roommate and I met a church member who offered to give [...]
This image is actually a combination of seven different photographs stitched together using Photoshop’s photomerge tool. Please click to see it in a bigger size.
I really love the Peruvian couple sitting on the left side of the image. That man is the taxi driver of the car you see, and he apparently took his girlfriend [...]