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
26-Aug-10	Dealing with Addiction Join us at the clubhouse Thursday afternoon for an interesting talk with Renée Wainwright- a registered nurse specializing in addictions. Thoughout her stay in South America Renée has been learning about rehabilitation techniques and comparing them to techniques used in her native New Zealand. She has recently returned from Tarapoto where she learned about treatment modalities in the Takiwasi Rehabilitation Center. Additionally Renée is knowledgeable about Ayahuasca- an indigenous brew used for spiritual and healing purposes. There will be an open discussion so this is a "can't miss" for those interested in unconventional healing techniques. Cost: Members 5 Soles, Non-members 7 Soles. Date: Thursday 26th of August from 3:30pm until 4:30pm. Where: Lima Clubhouse, Calle Piura 135, Miraflores
01-Sep-10	Ayacucho | Scissors Dance The Departamento of Ayacucho is a remarkable region in the Andes, yet rarely visited by tourists. On the 8th, two long-time friends of the Club will report on Ayacucho with photos and video. Yaneth Cisneros revisited her parents' birthplace in northern Ayacucho -- Huananga, Pampa de la Quinua and Cangallo -- after 13 years to reconnect with an ancient way of life. In addition, filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky ("Soy Andina") traveled to the Fiesta of Agua in southern Ayacucho -- Puqio and Andamarca, via Nazca. He is starting a new movie about Scissors Dancers, in partnership with Peruvian filmmmaker Gaby Yepes. Cost: Free for memebers, $1 for non-members Date: Wednesday 8th of September at 6:00pm. Where: Lima Clubhouse, Calle Piura 135, Miraflores
01-Sep-10	Inside Lima- El Rímac Carlos Morelli from Insidelima will talk this time about ‘El Rímac’, one of the oldest districts of Lima. Also known as ‘Abajo el puente’ (Down the bridge), this traditional quarter reunites many places of interest, like the ‘Acho’ Bullfight Ring and the San Cristobal hill- a geographical symbol of the city. The Rímac also hosts one of the first shanty towns, Leticia, which appeared in 1933. We will also talk about Cantagallo, a recent shanty town located in the middle of the Rímac River and occupied by a group of Shipibo people from the Amazon Forest. Carlos is always glad to give suggestions about books to read, films to see and exhibitions to visit. You will also receive info about the local events so you can be sure to enjoy Lima like a local! Cost: Members $1, Non-members $2 Date: Wednesday 1st of September at 6:00pm. Where: Lima Clubhouse, Calle Piura 135, Miraflores

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.