After a small stop in NYC, we were able to stay a day in Lima, Peru. Our visit started with a small nap to get back on track from the overnight flight.
The adventure of Lima started 1:00 at when our tour guide met us at our hotel. The theme so far of this trip has been to travel and eat, travel and eat so naturally before the official tour was to start we were dropped off at Wa Lor a Chinese restaurant for lunch. Ordering Lunch in a Chinese restaurant with Spanish speaking waiters turned into quite the experience. Fortunately they did have menus with English descriptions, but as all the dishes were still quite foreign to us, the challenge was still very entertaining.
The first stop was Huaca Pucllana or Pucllana Pre-Columbian Tomb. This temple now in the middle of a residential area was an Administrative and Ceremonial Center of the Lima Culture, a society that was developed at the Peruvian Central Coast between 200 AD and 700 AD. In Lima, Sunday´s are considered a time to spend with your family or loved ones. The parks were full of people, bands performing and a lot of crazy traffic which gave us a great taste of the Peruvian culture.
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| Catacombs in Convento De San Francisco |
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| Convento De San Francisco |
The highlight of all sites seen on our tour was the visit to Convento De San Francisco. The history and architecture in this temple was so spectacular. For many of us the Biblioteca (Library) which contained 25,000 books dated from the 17th century was just amazing to see. The catacombs below the church with all the bones from those buried there, was for sure an interesting thing to see.
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El Parque del Amor, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Love Park, Lima, Peru |
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Our great and very knowledgeable tour guide, Noella, took us to many other very interesting sites and parks which made for an amazing day in Lima, Peru! Our Last stop was theParque del Amor in Miraflores. This park was opened in 1993 on valentines day. The park features a prominent statue, "El Beso", of two lovers in a passionate embrace. The sculpture celebrates the lovers who gather to catch the sunset on the waters of the Pacific Ocean. It is said that the locals compete for the longest kiss under this statue every Valentine Day.
After a small stop in NYC, we were able to stay a day in Lima, Peru. Our visit started with a small nap to get back on track from the overnight flight. 
The adventure of Lima started 1:00 at when our tour guide met us at our hotel. The theme so far of this trip has been to travel and eat, travel and eat so naturally before the official tour was to start we were dropped off at Wa Lor a Chinese restaurant for lunch. Ordering Lunch in a Chinese restaurant with Spanish speaking waiters turned into quite the experience. Fortunately they did have menus with English descriptions, but as all the dishes were still quite foreign to us, the challenge was still very entertaining. 
The first stop was Huaca Pucllana or Pucllana Pre-Columbian Tomb. This temple now in the middle of a residential area was an Administrative and Ceremonial Center of the Lima Culture, a society that was developed at the Peruvian Central Coast between 200 AD and 700 AD. In Lima, Sunday´s are considered a time to spend with your family or loved ones. The parks were full of people, bands performing and a lot of crazy traffic which gave us a great taste of the Peruvian culture.
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