In the cathedral I snuck this shot. It would have made such a great artistic shot, with the right camera, right lighting, and time to actually frame the shot (I was being yelled at while I took the shot)
Lima: In the lap of luxury August 9th 2008 After roughly 2hrs of sleep, I dragged myself out of bed for one last shower in the Amazon. At around 5:07am I had a phone call that the bus was to leave at 5am, not the "5:15 or 5:30" that we were told the day before. So I scrambled around and grabbed all my stuff and bolted downstairs. I got there just in time to hear that it was too late and the bus was pulling away. It worked out ok though ... read more
South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores 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
When I was active duty Navy, I had many travel adventures. Now that I'm reserves and living the semi-civilian life, I hope to have many more!... full info