Blogs from Lima, Lima, Lima, Peru, South America - page 34

Well next instalment on the travel drivvle is bound to be odd. To be fair, my idea of Peru has always focused on mountains, lushness and Machu Picchu. And for the last few days I have struggled to remember where I am. Its a mash of previous places and experiences and not at all what I expected. So thats pretty cool. Feels like Morrocan desert, Indian poverty and Asian rickshaws thrown in. After a long overnight bus from Southern Ecuador we arrived at some ungodly hour at the Peruvian border and due to the darkness along the way failed to see the change in landscape from lushness to dry coastal desert and much more poverty. We are in the Northern coastal region of Peru now, doing some killer bus hours over a few days to make ... read more

So today is our last day and we will be spending it in Lima, the city that many told us was only full of crime, pollution and traffic. What we have found is many people looking out for us, a beautiful city center, an amazingly cheap and wonderful hostel in an old colonial house and yes traffic and security issues the same as any city in the USA. One more day and then it is back to having no excuse for not understanding what people are saying, hot summer weather, George Bush as president (we have met no one who likes him here) and school and work. On one good note, the new president in Peru Alan Garcia wants to renegotiate the Free Trade agreement being considered with the USA.... read more