Blogs from Miraflores, Lima, Lima, Peru, South America - page 10

Well, it has been an interesting two weeks for me to say the least. Ica and Lima gave me highs and lows and I have come away not really knowing how I feel about the area! But let me start from the start. After leaving the farm in Quellomayo, I spent a weekend in Cusco to re-grind myself. The two days were pretty great, I had plenty of computer time (getting this blog going), but I also met two great people. Makoto and Zaya, they were my roommates for the weekend and decided to hang out. Makoto who had been in the Amazon making a documentary was an intriguing filmmaker who had traveled allot. Zaya was on and adventure trip, in the process of making a film also, looking for a doorway into the industry. Zaya ... read more

Day 1: Saturday, August 11th, 2012 Toronto, Ontario to Lima, Peru Buenos Dias, Me llamo Marissa and this is my 2.5 weeks Intrepid experience exploring the country of Peru with my twin sister, Renata. On this journey, my sister and I will explore the city of Lima, Peruvian Amazon at Puerto Maldonado, Cusco and the Sacred Valley and the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Our first stop is Lima, Peru. We arrived at Pearson Airport by 5:00am for our 8:00am flight to Bogota, Colombia. At the airport we had our last Canadian Tim Hortons breakfast for the next 2.5 weeks and took our first dose of Malaria tablets. We then said goodbye to Toronto as we boarded our flight to Bogota. The flight to Bogota took approximately 5.5 hours. During the flight, I watched two movies ... read more

We got to Lima after a loooooooooong bus ride and found a hostel in the Miraflores district of Lima. Lima is an enormous city, stretching as far along the coast as the eye can see. We checked out the ceviche, as Lima is quite famous for its ceviche. The restaurant that was advertised though was pretty gross and neither of us could even finish our meal. For dinner we went to a Burrito Bar in Miraflores, which we both absolutely LOVED. so delicious!!! We hung out in Lima for nearly two weeks, taking cooking classes and a salsa class, enjoying the beach (and not being at high altitude), and exploring the city. We used our new cooking techniques and ingredients to make up some phenomenal dishes, like Fish Tacos a la Huancaina (using a special spicy ... read more

Day 278 Sunday 15th July We are Skipping town today so we are up early and down having our breakfast at 7. Probably could have slept in later as our bus wasn’t due to leave till 11 but it is always good to get an early start on the day. Packing was a breeze for me (Scott) but Shelley had her usual panic attack and three attempts before she got it right. Checking out was a breeze and was sort of glad to get out of the place, and we walked the two blocks to the bus terminal. We are travelling with Cruz Del Sur today which is regarded as one of the best companies in the whole of South America. They have multiple different classes of travelling, from Economico, Imperial, Especial, VIP, Super VIP and ... read more

Our final stop in Peru was a brief (and really too brief) stay in Lima. Our hostel (Milaflores House) was one of the best we have stayed in on our trip. They had everything – DVD players in rooms and a massive selection of DVD’s to watch, guitars, surfboards, beanbags, delicious breakfast, an unbelievable map and information about the city, security, great staff and funky artwork. We really only had a few hours in this city of 8 million but we still got a rough idea of life here. Named the “City of the Kings” in the 1500s by the Spanish colonisers I suppose the suburb that we stayed in called Miraflores, reflected this name. Miraflores was really nice, safe, was by the sea, had big banks, expensive shops, gastro cafes, expensive cars and pretentious people. ... read more