Day 15: Saturday, August 25th, 2012- Cusco to Lima Today, it was time to say goodbye to the andean mountains of Cusco, Peru and hello to the more bearable lower altitude of Lima, Peru. I immediately felt better, when we reached Lima. My stomach did not hurt, and I felt my appetite returning. We took the Green Taxi from the Lima Airport to our hotel, Mariel in Miraflores. At the hotel, we were pleasantly surprised to discover a peruvian tourist agency next door. We booked a tour to see the Ballestas Islands, and the Huacachina Oasis for the next day. Then we headed of to see the Huaca Pucllana, an Archaeological Complex in the city. We wanted to go inside but we were too late. So we headed back to the Parque Kennedy (Parque Central), to
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