The main square and the church where a man was pulled from the rubble 24 hours post earthquake.
Gorgeous family playing some gorgeous tunes for us in Pisco. 
The view from our hotel room. It looked a little Beiruit like then, I can't imagine it now.-----------------
I'm sure it's made the headlines (albeit very briefly) at home but Peru has been hit by a devastating earthquake. For some reason, this particular freakish act of nature has hit home. Having only been in Lima and Pisco (one of the worst affected cities) six months ago, you realise how unjust life can be sometimes. While Lima is a capital city (although, a third world one), Pisco is a poor town which was already struggling. Why is it that the poor just seem to be dealt one blow after another? Pisco had some beautiful people... including our very generous waitress at the karaoke bar who kept the Mango Pisco Sours coming while we soaked up the George Michael on the karaoke, as well as a sweet father and his two sons who dropped by in traditional costume (over the top of their soccer jerseys!) to play some of the local Peruvian tunes on the pan pipes...(for a small fee of course) and the dog who managed to find his way onto a roof with no immediate signs of making it back inside.
Anyway, keep these guys in mind.
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