View from Front Balcony

Not the prettiest view, but there are two parks, one at each end of my block. The golf course is 4 blocks to the left, the beach is 4 blocks to the right, and a bug commercial area is 5 blocks straight ahead.

My First Few Days in Lima!

August 13th 2007
Hola! My flight to Lima was long and pretty uneventful; I flew from Charlotte to Miami to Nicaragua to El Salvador and, finally, to Lima. There are 7 UVa students doing the program; we all met in Miami and arrived as a group in Lima. Once we got out of customs and immigration, we were met by the two professors directing the program and taken to our host houses. My host family lives in San ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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