Peru Adventures

Puno - Lima

Wednesday, December 28, 2011



Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

This is the last (official) day of your 11-day Capybara family adventure. In our small bus, we drive about 45 min to the nearby town of Juliaca where we jump on a plane back to Lima.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima

In Lima, our local guide Nilton (Excursions Lima and Surroundings) picks us up and takes us on a city tour.

About 8 million people live in Lima, a lot of migration happened from the highlands during the time of conflict between government forces and the Maoistic Terror Organization “Shining Path”.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Plaza San Martin

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Jose de San Martin, the liberator of Peru

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Pedestrian zone with many shops and boutiques...

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

as well as American influences...

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

It is no trouble at all to exchange money.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Plaza de Armas

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Pizarro's Palace, nowadays the presidential palace...

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

is heavily guarded.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

The Archbishop's Palace

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

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Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

 

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

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Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

We enjoyed an excellent lunch at Gaston Accurio's restaurant.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

San Francisco Monastery

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

The earthquake-safe catacombs contain an estimated 70,000 burials. Until 1803, the catacombs were the only cemetery in Lima.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Monks sorted the bones of approx. 25,000 people by femur, tibia, skulls, etc.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Nil takes us back to Miraflores for a quiet evening.

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour

Lima, Peru: Lima City Tour


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