"...everything is destroyed,"

I'm sure all of you have heard about the chaos and devastation in Peru. The first news I saw was on BBC News in the morning and it seemed quite insignificant, but as more information keeps coming through it really sounds dreadful.

The dead are scattered by the dozens on the streets. We don't have lights, water, communications. Most houses have fallen. Churches, stores, hotels -- everything is destroyed, Pisco Mayor Juan Mendoza told Lima radio station CPN, according to the AP.

These terrible events make me really focus on the fragility of life. My cycle across part of Peru might not seem as significant in comparison, but I hope it makes everyone look inside themselves and help in some way. Whether its somehow helping the people in Peru who have been affected directly, or something, anything else to help another person in need.

Please, take a moment to let it resonate and then do what you can to help. Save the little badge at the top of the page and upload it to your own blog or website, and help make a difference.


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Read more on the Peru quake here.