Lima Again

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I am in my last destination for this South American trip. Picked up luggage in Montevideo and here, and now have the task of throwing out all the useless items that I packed, you know, the emergency blanket, mosquito hat, multiple package of wetwipes, oh, and the heaviest, the organic cotton hostel sheet that think I used only once. Maybe I should keep that heavy item.....might come in handy someday. About half of my clothing must go if I am going to fit in the wool ponch and Argentinian matte cups.
Meanwhile, I had fun playing tourist in Lima yesterday. With Servas friends I went to private museum, local restaurants, the mall on the cliff, the pre-Inca ruins at night, and parks in Miraflores. We were lucky with the private museum, run by Japanese family. The president of foundation was there and he gave the tour in English. The beauty of the pottery and textiles surprised me. How did they keep their colours? Many artifacts in public museums are faded, or broken pieces put together, but these were vivid and intact.
If you want a tour of this museum, Museo Aamano, you must call ahead and book one of the regular tours during the day. Most are in Spanish but you can find the times of the English tours during the week. Take your passport to confirm your identity with security. The website is www.museoamano.com
Peru is a country of entreprenures. Everywhere you go, people want to sell you something. Today I was in a pharmacy, and standing in front of the cashier counter there was a lady trying to sell some drugs (maybe painkillers). When she started rapidly giving her pitch to me, I said my ususal "no habla espanol" and the guy in front of me broke out laughing. But it did stop the pitch. Then when I was trying to pay for tampons, the pharmacist showed me a package of headache tablets. I said "no thanks, I have my own". I wonder what he might have shown me if I was buying shampoo?

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Photos

Serene
Looks like he is meditating towards the sun

Rough
This culture had rough textured and simplistic ceramics and intricate textiles.

Delicate
There were dozens and dozens of drawers with samples of delicate textiles, everyone a unique pattern

Ancient
They were over 800 years old

Feathers
Poncho made of feathers, from jungle region

Intricate
Very finely painted scenes

Peanut
There were ceremics for food items.

Colour
Look at the vivid colours preserved over time

Collections
The collections were from sites throughout Peru and beyond, from over 3000 years to recent post-Inca.

War
Some items depicted war and death

Inca
Typical Inca style of pottery, quite simplistic

Imprint
With every culture the Inca conquered, they left the simplistic jar as their symbol

Accounting
Each knot represented a number

Prez
President of foundation and Roxanne, Servas day host

Museum
The exhibits were amazing

Store Display
Modern pottery for sale from jungle region

Modern
Modern textiles for sale

Artesans
In the expensive shop there were craftspeople in costume weaving for tourists

Wow
Very impressive how delicate threads are put into patterns