Lima

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We have been staying in an old converted spanish mansion in the seaside district of Miraflores. I think we scored big time because this place has a heap of character and is in walking distance to all the trendy bars and restaurants in this part of town.

The locals have been very friendly, however having said that, all the houses and apartment buildings over here are surrounded by electric fences and barbed wire and there is a constant security/police presence around banks and major public areas, so I'm sure if you went looking for trouble you would find it.

Day 1 was museum day. We started at the Museo de la Nacion which gave us all the infomation we'd ever need on the myriad of civilisations which have inhabitated this country. Next stop was Museo Larco which is a private museum with a HUGE ceramics collection of over 50'000 ancient pots. Particularly interesting were the x-rated pots depicting the sexual practices of ancient peruvian men, women, seketons and animals - and pretty much all combination of the above.

Day 2 was temple day. The first temple we visited was called Pachacamac and is located 30km's or so outside the city. Instead of getting a tourist bus there we caught public transport. A full bus doesn't appear to exist here and in no time the bus was full of people cheek to cheek. As i was lucky to get a seat, there was a whole lot of ass to face, bum to face and armpit to face action going on which made for an interesting trip. The second temple was called Huaca Puccllana and is located in the middle of the city. It was here we got to see our first Peruvian dog - damn they are ugly. Not just a little big ugly but really hiddeous. Sal, even you wouldn't find this dog adorable.

On day three we headed to the city centre where we visited the main square called the Plaza de Armas. This area is the historic part of town and is full of spanish colonial architecture. We also visited the San Francisco cathedral and monastery complex. Underneath the church is a vast network of catcombs full of the remains of 25,000 people. An interesting, yet bizarre tourist attraction.

Day 4 is our last day in Lima. We went to the suburb of Barranco which seems to have escaped from all the high rise present elsewhere in this city and the suburb still retains a village type atmosphere. It was very quaint. We then went to the highest point in Lima which is called San Cristobal. The route to the top of the hill is through a dangerous shanty town with streets barely wide enough to fit one car. The cabbie kept saying "dangerous, very dangerous" He even made us lock the doors.

We´re off to catch a night bus to the mountain city of Huaraz this evening and we´ll be sure to keep in touch.

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Photos

Native Peruvian Dog
Ugly, Ugly, Ugly.

View from our hotel room
Isn´t that pretty..

Plaza De Armas
Andrew striking a pose.

Erotic Pot
Not a very good pic, but I think you get the picture...

San Francisco Cathedral
This place was extremely ornate and BIG...

Art Museum in Barranco
This private museum in an old mansion was one of the best we have been to.

Comments

[Igs]

hey!
hey guys! nice pics :) looks like you're having a great time! can't wait to see your next entry ;)

[Sal]

Wrong
Even though his is obviously a little appearance challenged I still think his adorable. In fact his is adorable because he is so ugly. Makes you want to take him home and look after him ;) ps is the lack of hair natural or do they just have bad mange.