Lima, Peru!

Despite the flight being delayed when departing, I got to Lima at almost the estimated time, before midday. I shared a taxi with an australian couple that sat next to me on the plane, but they were going to a hostel which was a bit far from the Parque Kennedy, in Miraflores, where I wanted to stay, so I got off the taxi at the park and found cool nearby hostel. I gave Bruno a call (the Peruvian guy who lives in Mexico and surfed the same place on CS as I did in Rio during Carnival), and we agreed to meet up a bit later. He had offered to be my tour guide during my stay in Lima, and he was awesome! We did so many things in such little time, and he made me try heaps of traditional food and drinks. We had some lunch (chicharron sandwich) and drank Inka Cola (the national soft drink, everyone drinks it here, it tastes like chewing gum but is yellow) and then headed to the historical city centre. We went to the Museum of the Inquisition and Congress, and then to the Convent of San Francisco with its cool catacombs. We walked around the main square (Plaza de Armas) and then to another square (Plaza San Martin). We walked past a beautiful park full of museums and then went to the Circuito Magico del Agua (The Magic Water Circuit): a park with about 15 water fountains, all lit up in different colours, and with light, music and water shows. It was so beautiful, pretty, pretty colours, nice shinny things. We ate around the corner some anticuchos (cow heart skewers) and picarones for dessert (doughy thing with honey) and drank chicha morada (a yucky drink made of the juice of a purple corn). After that we headed back to Miraflores area, walked around there for a bit and had a drink at my hostel´s bar (I tried the famous Pisco). We then met up with Bruno´s cousin, Pamela, who was absolutely lovely, and the 3 of us went out drinking to a couple of bars in the Barranco area. I even had my photo taken with a famous soccer player! They dropped me off at the hostel after 3am, and straight to bed, exhausted but happy.
The next day Bruno came to meet me at the hostel in the morning and we went to El Olivar (or Los Olivares??), a park full of olive trees, then from there to the waterfront, and we walked there past the Parque del Amor (the Love Park, absolutely beautiful) and onto Larcomar, a famous shopping centre which is on the water edge, on the cliff, underground, overlooking the water. We had some quick Chifa for lunch (Peruvian version of chinese food) and then farewelled Bruno- thank you soooooooooo much for showing me around, you were an awesome tour guide!! I got a cab to the bus station and got a bus to Nazca, departing at 2pm.


A pesar de que el vuelo salio atrasado, llegue a Lima casi a la hora programada, antes del mediodia. Comparti un taxi con una pareja australiana que se sentaron al lado mio en el avion, pero ellos iban a un hostel lejos del Parque Kennedy en Miraflores, que era donde yo me queria quedar, asi que yo me baje del taxi en el parque y encontre un hostel muy copado ahi cerca. Lo llame por telefono a Bruno (el peruano que vive en Mexico que se quedo en el mismo lugar de CS que yo en Rio durante carnaval), y arreglamos para encontrarnos un poco mas tarde. Se habia ofrecido para ser mi guia turistico durante mi estadia en Lima, y fue un idolo! Hicimos un monton de cosas en re poco tiempo, y me hizo probrar un monton de comidas y bebidas tipicas de Peru. Almorzamos (sandwich de chicharron) y tomamos Inka Cola (la gaseosa nacional, todo el mundo la toma aca, tiene gusto a chicle pero es amarilla) y despues fuimos al centro historico. Fuimos al Museo de la Inquisicion y el Congreso, y an Convento de San Francisco con sus catacumbas muy copadas. Caminamos por la plaza principal (Plaza de Armas) y despues a otra plaza (Plaza San Martin). Pasamos por un parque re lindo con museos, y despues fuimos al Circuito Magico del Agua: un parque con mas o menos 15 fuentes, todas iluminadas de distintos colores, y con shows de luces, musica, y agua. Muy, muy hermoso todo, lindos colores y todo lindo, lindo. Comimos ahi a la vuelta anticuchos (corazones de vaca en brochette) y tomamos chicha morada (una bebida fea hecha del jugo del choclo morado). Despues de ahi volvimos al area de Miraflores, caminamos un poquito por ahi, y nos tomamos un trago (probe el famoso Pisco) en el bar de mi hostel. Despues nos encontramos con la prima de Bruno, Pamela, que era un amor total, y los 3 nos fuimos a un par de bares por la zona de Barranco. Hasta me saque una foto con un jugador de futbol famoso! Me dejaron en el hostel despues de las 3 de la manana, y me fui directo a dormir, exhausta pero feliz.
Al dia siguiente a la manana Bruno vino a encontrarme al hostel y fuimos a El Olivar (o los Olivares??), un parque lleno de arboles de olivo. De ahi fuimos a la costanera y caminamos por ahi, por el Parque del Amor (lindisimo!) hasta Larcomar (un shopping espectacular famoso que esta en los acantilados, bajo tierra, y con vista al mar). Comimos Chifa rapido de almuerzo (la version peruana de la comida china) y me despedi de Bruno: muchiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisimas gracias por mostrarme Lima, fuiste un guia turistico increible! Me tome un taxi a la estacion de bus, y me tome un bus havia Nazca, saliendo a las 2pm.