Our group had a wonderful time walking all over Lima!! This cartoon character is very popular and famous throughout South America and we loved having our photo with it!!This is a pyramid within Lima that is being excavated and restored within Lima. For years and years, it was thought to simply be a natural hill in the city. To everyone’s surprise, it was actually a pyramid!This used to be the entrance to Peru’s stock exchange in downtown Lima!!This guy watering the plants in Lima!!Indigenous people performing in the street!!
Unique artwork found in the downtown district of Lima.This was a happy guy selling orange juice!!Unique transportation in Lima!!The church architecture was amazing to see!!The ornate detail was amazing!!I loved the colors with this rose!!This elaborate wooden ceiling was within one of the churches in downtown Lima!!This was an impressive library contained in one of the Lima churches!!The grandeur of this church was amazing!!I loved the loved the colorful design of this Lima sign!!I was impressed with the intricate design of this woodwork!!This bed is in a privately owned home that is open to the public (by reservation) by a family that has lived in this Lima home for 18 generations!!Indigenous dress meets modern technology!!I loved the colors of this woman’s clothing!! The girl in her white dress was very cute!!This chapel within the church was beautiful!! This was one of the more elaborate designs.I was impressed with the detail of this church. The choir sits along the wooden seats on the sides.I really enjoyed the blue colors of this building!!This was my appetizer today. It is ceviche, which is one of the most famous dishes in all of Peru!! It is uncooked fish mixed with lime, combined with corn, and some very spicy chilies. I absolutely loved it!!This was my main course at lunch. It was fish combined with rice in parihuela juices and rocoto peppers. It was fantastic!!Dessert was this fabulous creme brulee and fruit!!After our huge lunch, we went for a walk along the beach!!I enjoyed practicing my Spanish talking to this great couple!!I had fun talking to these four ladies. They loved that I was trying to speak with them in Spanish!! They live in Santiago, Chile and were enjoying a vacation together in Lima, Peru. They were excited that I would be visiting their city next week.This guy was a street performer having fun in Lima. His clothing is similar to some people living in rural Peru.To everyone’s surprise, he suddenly pulled a woman from our group and they started dancing down the street!This woman was playing beautifully to the crowd!!I loved the bright colors in the baby carrier used by mother and child!!We were excited to see the local library!!We all gathered around to have our photo taken with this cartoon character that is especially famous in Argentina.
We have had a wonderful first day visiting Lima, Peru!! Our group is from all across the US. Everyone is celebrating discovering a new country together!I was captivated by all the beautiful flowers! Lima is on the Pacific coast of Peru. Our travel guide made of point of saying that flowers never die, because the climate is perfect for plants to thrive!I enjoyed seeing all the vibrant colors and the delicate designs in the flowers!This is a bit busy, but I really enjoyed seeing so many different colors of bougainvilleas!!Everything seems to grow well in Lima!!I thoroughly enjoyed all the colors of flowers!!This blue flower was one of my favorites!!The details in this flower amazed me!!The cycle of life was an important theme in the “Museo Larco” museum.Christianity was important in the history of Peru!!The value of the cycle of life was emphasized in many ways and important for fertility and prosperous food supply.I loved the delicate detail with the bougainvillea!!This guy must have been important. He was created multiple times and you can see him increase in age as the later sculptures were made!!The range of items in the museum was impressive!!I liked this wooden sculpture!!We saw a large amount of pottery. I was amazed at all the shapes and sizes!!I really enjoyed seeing this piece!! I was impressed with the realistic design.This was my favorite piece in the museum!! It emphasized the amount of gold (and silver) found in Peru!! It is huge!Found is also a highlight of our tour!! The organization makes a point of using the best restaurants and we enjoy many of the classical foods in Peru!! We definitely never go hungry!!
Fiesta on Wheels 