Miraflores, Lima, Peru

preincan ruins !!!

Well, the minute we were picked up by our hostel taxi and entered the town of Lima I could not put my camera down. Culture was everywhere. This town is so different from Costa Rica.

Each cube shaped house building has a rooftop floor with hanging laundry. The buildings similar to Costa Rica are painted bright cheerful colors. There are many buildings falling to crumbles and not being repaired.

On our way to Miraflores there was a major reconstruction phase for the beach and unlike San Diego (which usually has roads closed and cones everywhere) Lima had tons of workers doing visible work and repairs and painting buldings. It was nice to see such a huge effort to repair their city.

We passed a neighborhood VERY similar to La Jolla, San Diego and ended up in Miraflores in Lima. Miraflores is a safe town day and night which is comforting!

We trekked to the bank and through the town square. We walked down Inca Indian Market street where there are BILLIONS of crafts, jewelery, fabrics and knick knacks from Peru. It was so colorful and again full of history and culture.

Today is our first day waking up in Lima. We are staying at PIRWA HOSTAL and they served delicious free breakfast. Bananas warm rolls with strawberry jam with coffee and mango juice.

We are off to Downtown Lima to visit churches and old colonial buildings. Iglesia de San Francisco has catacombs too!