Final Days in Lima 001

Our Final Day in Lima, Peru

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March 5th 2011
Our last full day in Lima. We leave for Cusco at 10am and we have to be at the airport around 830 so we’ll have to take an early cab. We woke up this morning pretty early because even on Saturday the construction outside our window was going on. The sawing this morning, which seems constant in this city, was much worse than normal. It sounded like they were cutting cement!! How horrible. We had ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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