Early-Mid April: We got an over night bus from Cusco to Lima, but the first 14 hours were on twisty mountain roads, with the longest straight seeming to be no more than 100m. So instead of sleeping we spent the time getting thrown from side to side as the driver used all the road to keep his speed high. Thankfully the last few hours into Lima were on a straight road, so we got a few hours kip. We checked into our hostal, Home Peru, in the salubrious (no, really) beach side suburb of Miraflores. The warmth and additional oxygen available at sea level were a welcome change after spending the last 6 weeks largely at over 3000m, but going to the beach isn´t really an option due to a general lack of sewage treatment before
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