San Francisco church and monastery, Lima
Back into Lima, this time straight to the city’s historic heart on a group tour that is to begin at the Monastery at the Church of San Francisco . . . which isn’t open yet. Read More …
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Too Many People in the heart of Lima, Peru
Time to visit Lima’s historical center, our approach measured by the increasing grandeur of the buildings we pass. . . It is a holiday weekend and have been oddly empty throughout the day. Now, however, Read More …
Shopping at the craft market in Lima
The long lunch means we will not get to any museums today, but a little shopping seems necessary, so we stop at a market where an odd – but colorful – jumble of items are Read More …
Barranco in Lima, Peru
Able has brought us to one of the places I most wanted to visit while in Lima, the funky Barranco neighborhood. This was a seaside resort catering to Lima’s aristocracy during the 19th century. Today Read More …
Pachacamac near Lima, Peru
Able’s suggestion is that we visit the ancient ruins of the Pachacamac religious center near Lima. It is a place I have heard of, but know nothing about, thus I am shocked by the scale Read More …
Along the coast in Lima, Peru
Lima has 43 districts – some neighborhoods, others formerly free-standing cities. Our driver, Able, identifies each one we pass through. As we reach San Isidro and then Miraflores, Lane and I begin to recognize the Read More …
Callao (Lima) Peru
We have two days in Lima. But we aren’t actually in Lima. Instead, we are in Callao, a large industrial port far from the heart of Lima. We are docked in the port’s container terminal, Read More …
Nazca Line tour in Peru
Despite the blue ocean off to the west, this is the bleakest place I’ve ever seen – even more desolate than the Sinai and without the grandeur of that harsh landscape. The only place I Read More …
Vinapu on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Sites where moai stood can be found all along Rapa Nui’s coast. While the historical record is mostly blank, it is clear that some sort of catastrophe – either environmental or interpersonal in nature or, Read More …
Rapa Nui Scenery
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