We only had one whole day in Lima. Lots of people on previous trips had complained that it was not nice, so our stay had been limited to one day. But we loved it. Staying near the Plaza de Armas, we found the area to very lively and colourful. The Plaza de Armas is beautiful with yellow buildings on 2 sides,the presidents residence on another and the cathedral of course. The yellow buildings would once have been government buildings but now they were full of restaurants and shops. There were tanks stationed around the presidents residence, cute little ones. On the Saturday night when we arrived we found a lovely local fair going on to the north of the plaza. There were fridge magnets of corn and fruit and animals, lucky dips, and little stalls
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