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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …