Lima Clubhouse

South American Explorers was founded in 1977 and its first clubhouse was created in Lima, Peru. For 25 years, members used the resources in the SAE’s first home in the district of Breña. As the organization’s services expanded the Lima clubhouse also made an upgrade, moving to a more accessible and expansive setting in a charming, traditional Limenan mansion in Miraflores.

In the clubhouse members will have access to all the services, lending library, storage facilities, trip reports, weekly events, provincial binders, research facilities, and an extensive map collections. Members will also receive help with their plans and projects with the help of a knowledgeable staff. So, if you are looking to volunteer, planning a trip, doing research, or want to live in South America, the Lima Clubhouse is a great resource to help you out.

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Services on offer

As well as the usual SAE services such as trip planning, access to the trip reports and volunteer database, extensive library, reference books, maps & guidebooks for sale, luggage storage, safety deposit box, book exchange and wireless internet, we also offer a weekly events program, and the chance to learn about and contribute to local community and environmental projects.

Weekly events Program

Current Events
17-Mar-10	Architecture in Lima This month, local guide and architect Carlos Moreli will come to speak about Lima´s architecture. Please join SAE to learn a bit more of the underground culture here in the city, and receive free information about the city and the arts in the area! Possible excursion included, depending on groups decision. 6.00pm ON TIME Wednesday March 17th 2010. Lima Clubhouse. Calle Piura 135, Miraflores. FREE!!
24-Mar-10	Máncora Máncora- An adventure drama that tells the story of Santiago, a 22-year old from Lima. Following his father's suicide, haunted by his inner daemons and hatred for the world in general, Santiago decides to escape the crude Lima winter to take refuge in Mancora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer. 6.30pm Wednesday 24 March 2010. Lima Clubhouse. Calle Piura 135, Miraflores. FREE!!
31-Mar-10	Salsa Dance Night Do you feel a little out of place and out of rhythm every time you find yourself on a Peruvian dance floor? Sounds like a perfect reason to learn some Salsa moves and try out other Latino dances! We would like to invite you to an unforgettable night with our salsa teacher Fiorela who will give a dancing presentation and a lesson for free! COST : Free for all!! Of course, donations are very welcome. Date : Wednesday 31st March at 6:30.
14-Apr-10	Kids in Lima Kids in Lima—Presented by Elizabeth. Our wonderful intern, Elizabeth, will come to speak of her experiences with children in Lima. Following her info sheet on the area, she will discuss places to take kids, fun parks, and other kid friendly activities from a moms perspective. 6.30pm Wednesday 14 April 2010. Lima Clubhouse. Calle Piura 135, Miraflores. FREE!!

Volunteer Resources Center

Lima makes an ideal base from which to delve deep into Peru's varied, complex and fascinating society through volunteering. Using the resources we have here at the Clubhouse, you could put together a package to include working with disadvantaged children in Lima, wildlife in the jungle or on the coast and campesinos in the mountains, for example.

Supporting local community projects

We try to get involved in and support community projects. In the past successful beach clean ups have been organized, and we are always making donations of clothes, toys and even a guitar, to charitable projects that we feel are worthwhile. Presently, we have a photo display in the Clubhouse showcasing pictures taken by street kids capturing their lives on the margins of Lima society. Future projects in collaboration with local businesses and NGOs include a trip to Ayacucho and Huancavelica delivering Christmas presents to disadvantaged children and a clean-up hike of the Huanca Trail in the province of Junin at the beginning of the tourist season.

Our weekly events program also gives local projects a springboard to promote their work. We often invite local organizations to the clubhouse to give a short presentation about their work in the community and how SAE members and other tourists can get involved.

Our Environmental Policy

One of the aims of South American Explorers is to: “ Support scientific field exploration and research in the social and natural sciences as well as charities and NGO´s with aims to improve social, economical and ecological conditions” In keeping with this philosophy we recycle all our plastic, paper, tins and glass and we offer a facility to refill your plastic bottles with mineral water. We also try to use low energy appliances and attempt to keep our ecological footprint as low as possible in running the clubhouse.

Useful Publications

We keep a number of publications here that can be taken away: Peripheria is a bilingual quarterly magazine published in Huaraz; Urbania is a monthly events newspaper; the monthly ACAP Newsletter aimed at Lima's expat community.

We also stock a number of information packets published by the Cusco Clubhouse: Alternative Inca Trails, the Peruvian Jungle, and the Eating & Drinking Guide to Cusco.