Blogs from Lima, Lima, Peru, South America - page 94

Moikka! Tanaan oon viimein jattamassa Limaa taakseni, joten aika raapustaa muistiin jotain.. Piurasta porhalsin siis suoraan Limaan. Lima ei valttamatta suomalaisen korvaan kuulostaa mitenkaan hurjan houkuttelevalta paikalta, mutta ei se todellisuudessakaan kovin hehkea paikka ole..juuri alkoi paikallinen kaamos, aurinkoa ei nae smogin takia. Taallakin ei sada lahes koskaan, tosi kuivaa, poly lentaa, ihmisilla paljon hengitysongelmia jne. No siella tuli kuitenkin melkein 4 viikkoa oltua. Tai kavin ma yhden pitkan viikonlopun viettamassa Huarazissa, Andien kylmyydessa.. Limassa minua oli jo bussiterminaalilla odottamassa ystavani Erica, nettituttuja hankin. Menin hanen perheensa luokse asustelemaan, eivat asuneet ihan siella missa muut turistit jyraa teita..oli hyvat ja huonot puolet siinakin..yksi huonoimmista oli, etta matka yliopistoon kielikurssille kesti puolitoista tuntia s... read more

Steve - The flight to Lima was pretty short which was nice and we got there early afternoon. It was a short ride to Miraflores our base in Lima in a taxi but pretty mental. The roads are crazy! There are no rules and the air is filled constantly with the sound of horns. They don´t seem to know how to use their mirrors so they constantly beep so people know they are there. Taxis beep you to see if you want to be picked up, cars beep to acknowledge one another, they beep if you drive badly, beep if you drive well, mental. And at the lights as soon as it goes green, cars that are 8 cars back beep immediatley to let everyone know its green. So glad we are not driving here! Lima ... read more

afternoon ¿Chicha? had this strange purple drink at lunch today its made from maize and its really sweet, very popular here and very tasty ... however the guineapig carcass in the supermarket did not look so appealing. had a nice walk to the next district (miraflores) this morning and stayed there most of the afternoon avec our new american friend Erin. Its like the Kensington of london so we felt right at home haha. They have a great big shopping centre set into the side of the cliff overlooking the sea hwich was really cool. Stayed there for lunch and then went bowling lol not too peruvian but great fun all the same. Walking around Barranco and Miraflores was great the buildings are really old and theres a lot of colonial influences, its really beautifull. Went ... read more

There isn´t a whole lot to say about Lima from my experience I´m afraid.....not because it has nothing to offer but I was still on a go-slow after the trekking in Cusco & couldn´t bring myself to traipse around in search of the billion museums that are dotted about the city. After listening to the woes of other travellers I decided to fly there as apposed to the 25 or so hours it can take by bus.....the long bus-trips I can handle but living on my nerves for that length of time isn´t fun......all this finger-printing & smiling for photos before heading off on a roadtrip doesn´t inspire confidence in the least. However a local man did tell me that the reason wasn´t so much to do with road- traffic- accidents but rather to help prevent ... read more

From La Paz we crossed the border into Peru. Our first stop in Peru was Puno, as small town on the edge of Lake Titicaca. From here we took a boat to the floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca. There are 42 floating islands where people actually live and we were shown how they build the islands and the houses ... clever stuff! Next we took a boat over to Amantini Islands where we stayed with a local family for the night. It was a bit bizarre as they didn´t speak English and we haven´t learnt much conversational Spanish so there were lots of silences! Despite being awkward, tt was good to see how they lived and eat real local food. In the evening we got dressed up in local costumes (girls in embroided blouses and ... read more