Day 1) I arrived in Lima after an unpleasantly long flight from Boston with an extended layover in Miami. Who cares? I am in Peru finally after a year of anticipation. Due to the delay in Miami it was already lunchtime when I arrived, and I was ready. Our group, totaling 22, and including my mother and me, met at the Hotel El Condado. We joined our guide, Johnny for a quick meeting on our tour schedule, then lunch. I had been reading a lot about Peruvian cuisine and had high expectations. I had egg rolls stuffed with cheese and served with guacamole sauce, cold potatoes with a spicy crème sauce, homemade pasta with a “Peruvian green sauce” which was a sort of pesto, and Lucumas ice cream made from a native fruit - unusual tasting.
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