Unfortunately since we had to be in Cusco for the 3rd March, we only got to spend one night in Lima. Having listened to everyone saying how horrible Lima was, we weren’t expecting much and weren’t too worried about spending long here. However, Lima turned out to be quite a cool city. Yes, it was busy, noisy, and a bit dangerous but so are most big cities. The colonial centre was beautiful, and the food was great (much better than Ecuador!). Another day or two here would have been nice. img= http://photos-857.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v191/89/64/193107857/n193107857_35249665_4087.jpg center Lima Plaza de Armas, a really nice place to enjoy good food for an hour or four. Supposedly, once a year, the authoroties fill the central fountain with Pisco Sour (the local liquor - or paint stripper, we couldn´t work it out which)
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