Path down to the ocean

Lima, Peru (Miraflores District, mainly)

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September 28th 2011
Hi there folks, here's my first blog entry. I flew to Lima, Peru on 24 Sept 2011 and have stayed in Miraflores for the past few days. On Sunday, I left the hostel to explore on foot. I was at Parque Kennedy and a guy asked me to take his picture, so I did. And he asked me if I was headed to the ocean and I said yeah. So we ended up walking around together for a few hours. His name is ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more