Monthly Archives: July 2012

Lewis explores Cusco, the city of the Incas

Lewis the Lion had travelled on a really luxurious overnight coach, Cruz del Sur, when he journeyed from Arequipa where they gave you pillows, a warm blanket and plenty of films to watch! He arrived in Cusco early in the … Continue reading

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Lewis learns the importance of his 4 times tables!

Lewis the Lion was starting to realise how important so many of the things were that he had learnt in school. In particular, he was starting to understand how important it was to know all of his table facts off … Continue reading

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Lewis sees cruising condors in the Colca Canyon

One of the main reasons that Lewis the Lion had visited Arequipa was that he’d read in his guide-book that just 100 miles away is the world’s deepest canyon (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion learns about a frozen human sacrifice!

In the centre of Arequipa, in the Catholic University’s Museum of Andean Sanctuaries (Museo Santuarios Andinos) lies a very special treasure that helps us to understand about the past. In particular, it helps us to understand about the Inca culture … Continue reading

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Lewis learns about life in a convent

Lewis had already learned that Peru was a Catholic country but he soon discovered that Arequipa is an important religious centre with its cathedral, many churches and especially its huge convent. El Monasterio di Santa Catalina de Siena (or ‘Saint … Continue reading

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Lewis visits the elegant city of Arequipa, Peru

The next morning in Arequipa, Lewis the Lion awoke in the fabulous Casa de Avila hostel from which he had a superb view of the local cone-shaped volcano, El Misti. He felt right at home there, especially as at the … Continue reading

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Lewis gets sea-sick and misses seeing Taquile!

Did you know that cats aren’t very good with water? Well that’s precisely what happened to Lewis the Lion when he caught the boat early in the morning from Amantani bound for Taquile. He’d had the freshest, saltiest egg sandwich … Continue reading

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Lewis has a home-stay on the Island of Amantani

The day before Lewis the Lion visited the island of Amantani for his home stay with one of the families from the community, the tour guide had advised him to take a gift for his host family. Ideally, that gift … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion visits some floating islands

Lewis the Lion and Helen were picked up early one morning by a lovely lady, Rosa, who taxied them down to Puno port. As they sat in the sunshine waiting for their boat to be ready, Lewis marvelled at all … Continue reading

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Lewis leaves Bolivia for Peru

Lewis the Lion woke up early one morning to travel to yet another South American country: Peru. Of course, Lake Titicaca was divided between the two countries of Bolivia and Peru and Lewis was now keen to discover what the … Continue reading

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