Global Partnerships Trip to Peru

*April 27 update: The travelers have returned. Read the whole Peru microfinance travelogue on the Global Partnerships website.

How does microfinance actually work? What does it look like up close? This week, follow along as Chris Megargee of Global Partnerships posts updates–via real-time Facebook and Twitter updates–from a trip he’s leading to some of the most remote and spectacular areas of Peru to see microfinance programs in action. Here are some of the latest updates:

April 27, 10:21pm “We arrived back in Seattle safe and sound this afternoon after a very inspiring PartnerTrip in Peru. You can read more details about it in our second travelogue posting.”

April 25, 9:55pm “We had a fantastic time exploring the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu today. We all marveled at the beauty of the location and the incredible architectural and engineering know-how of the people who built the complex hundreds of years ago.”

April 25, 3:27pm: “Yesterday, visited Arariwa client in remote village 2 hrs outside of Cusco. Double translation of conversation from Quechua to Spanish to English.”

Follow via GP’s Facebook page here and the Twitter account is here.