Awake at 10:00 AM, finally a decent hour. Today is Plaza del Mayor and Museum day!! We grab a ride to Lima Central to explore the inner city, seems quite nice, the central plaza was grand with the fantastic looming architectures of the Placio Municipal and Catedral de Lima. The statue of Fransisco Pizzaro (Spanish Conquistador and Inca Inhalator) which once stood in the square was apparently removed in 2003, its current location is unknown. On strong recommendation we visited the Convent of San Fransisco, this magnificent structure contained a multitude of fantastic sights, from the Painting of the last supper with Jesus and his apostles eating guinea pig, the magnificent 400 year old Royal Academy library, to its most morbid attraction recently discovered in 1943, the massive catacombs of San Fransisco. Until Lima's first cemetery
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