Worth a return trip: Lima, Peru
Lima is one of those cities that tourists are often advised to spend as little time in as possible. If you are given that advice, ignore it. I’ve been to Lima briefly on two occasions Read More …
Category: Lima
Tahiti to Florida Cruise – December to January 2009/2010
In 2009/2010, Lane and I spent Christmas and New Years cruising on the Pacific Princess. This was our first “big ship” cruise (at 900 passengers, most of our fellow cruisers considered it a small ship) Read More …
Rather random thoughts related to urban form in Lima
Ah, Lima. Once again I am leaving here with regret, leaving without being able to capture the essence of this place. I know my pictures will have an odd green-gray cast to them that I Read More …
Casa Garcia Alvarado in Lima, Peru
Lima was once a center of wealth and power in South America and, as such, was crowded with fine colonial mansions. Earthquakes, time, and changing economic conditions have taken their toll and few of these Read More …
Love Park (Parque del Amor) in Lima, Peru
In Miraflores the upscale residential towers surge toward the coastline, halted just short of the ocean’s edge by the Parque del Amor – Love Park. The park was designed by the Peruvian artist Victor Delfín Read More …
The cloister at Santo Domingo in Lima, Peru
We walk to the convent at the Church of Santo Domingo. While it is only a few short blocks from the plaza, I have not visited this place before and am surprised when we turn Read More …
Plaza Mayor, Lima, Peru
One of my favorite places in Lima is the Plaza Mayor (also known as the Plaza de Armas). It is quiet here now, quiet different from the scene last night. This is the historic core Read More …
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 …
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 …