Day 1 - Lima, Peru
What a great day exploring parts of Lima after a rapid taxi transfer from the airport to our hostel last night. We had pre-arranged this to avoid having to find our way late at night. We did a lot of walking today ! The city is extensive and stretches for miles, with a lot of obvious poverty and run down areas. Close to Miraflores the ¨beach¨ is nothing more than a city dump slowly being reclaimed it appears. What a shock to see refuse against the pounding waves of the Pacific ocean. There are some definite highlights including the people who are extremely friendly and eager to help when we found ourselves trying to ask for directions with hand signals - the language barrier is prohibitive. The site of two ancient ruins within the confines of the city is spectacular. One dating back to an era at least 1600 years ago. Tomorrow we head out of the city along the south coast.
What a great day exploring parts of Lima after a rapid taxi transfer from the airport to our hostel last night. We had pre-arranged this to avoid having to find our way late at night. We did a lot of walking today ! The city is extensive and stretches for miles, with a lot of obvious poverty and run down areas. Close to Miraflores the ¨beach¨ is nothing more than a city dump slowly being reclaimed it appears. What a shock to see refuse against the pounding waves of the Pacific ocean. There are some definite highlights including the people who are extremely friendly and eager to help when we found ourselves trying to ask for directions with hand signals - the language barrier is prohibitive. The site of two ancient ruins within the confines of the city is spectacular. One dating back to an era at least 1600 years ago. Tomorrow we head out of the city along the south coast. 