Blogs from Miraflores, Lima, Lima, Peru, South America - page 7

from an ecuadora city high in the sky surrounded by volcanic mountains---sleeping peacefully at the moment---to the capital city of peru, lima, where the pacific ocean and humid, balmy weather predominates, is a big jump...a welcome one because even though the altitude eventually becomes mostly unnoticeable the shift to men in short sleeves, women in the skimpiest denim cut offs, and ocean breezes is wonderful...i'm staying in the tourist section of lima, miraflores, and it's the day before christmas so the five story department store i just left was swarming with shoppers...it could have been macy's if everyone didn't have a tan...the people in ecuador were attractive, the people in peru are sexy...at breakfast this morning an asain-american couple from california shared a sad, scary story with me...the woman, who by profession is a prosecuting attorney, ... read more

I slept pretty well last night and enjoyed a very nice breakfast on the 11th floor rooftop where the swimming pool, spa and exercise room is. I had a travel mate take a couple of pictures of me overlooking the Pacific and the city. The hotel is in a very nice location. I love the shower - it reminds me of a tropical rain forest, not that I’ve ever been in a tropical rain forest but if a rain shower isn’t like my hotel shower, it should be. We took the bus to a private museum, as opposed to a government operated museum. The collection of antiquities was very impressive. The value of the collection must be immense! The material was from the Andes mountain areas and went back thousands of years before Christ and had ... read more

Our first week in South America, Lima to be more precise, is nearing its end. We have not been robbed, and we don't even have any stomach problems so far- could it be that our prejudices of dangerous South America were just a little bit exaggerated, if not downright false? Even though, it does seem like you do have to think about where you go and when in this country. We are staying in a good part of Lima called Miraflores. According to our local host Fanny, in this area it's ok to walk to a bar in the early evening, but to come back later at night, a taxi is required. She also adviced us to return from Lima city center by 5pm. The other day we were walking in the city center and wandered ... read more

12th of August We all had a great sleep and if not all refreshed we certainly got up feeling better. Went to breakfast a bit before 9:30 - late start. With a free morning we decided to go for a walk in the local area which is called Miraflores. The Spanish broke Lima into 16 districts of which Lima is one. We went for a walk to a plaza that looks over the beach. Its a beach captain but not as we know it, not as we know it. Its covered in what look like bloody great river stones - which is what the soil seems to be made up of. They'd look great in the ground above the ground. Unfortunately it was overcast and hazy so we couldn't see great distance. Our walk then took ... read more

Well, it is our last day before returning home to Vegas. This morning we visited a pre-Columbian pyramid just a few blocks away from our hotel. the excavation started in the 1980's and they still have more than half to uncover. So far they have found several remains of people who were ritually sacrificed. Interestingly, most were women who were mothers. It is speculated that the Lima people were matriarchal, with women leaders and other women groomed for sacrifice. They also showed head trauma, which is similar to the Inca mummies discovered. This afternoon we visited the Inquisadors Museum. It was pretty crazy to see the devices the church made to torture people into submission. The museum is on the site where the Inquisition courts were held. if you don't remember what the inquisition was you ... read more