Lima - 2004
In April-May 2004 we had our third around-the-world trip. In 54 days we travelled to Auckland, Tahiti, Easter Island,
Santiago, Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Sillustani, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Cusco, Sacsayhuman, Tambomachay, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes,
Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Posada Amazonas, Ica, Nazca, Paracas, Ballestas Islands, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Itaipu Dam,
Rio de Janeiro, London, St. Petersburg and Singapore.
We flew from Santiago in Chile to Lima, the capital of Peru.
The first stop on our Lima tour was at an archaeological site, Huaca de la Luna in the suburb of San Isidro near the coast.
Dated about 300AD there were lots of adobe buildings in various layers.
Plaza de Armas
The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima, is the birthplace of the city of Lima, as well as the core of the city.
Located in the Historic Centre of Lima, it is surrounded by the Government Palace, Cathedral of Lima,
Archbishop's Palace of Lima, the Municipal Palace, and the Palace of the Union.
Monasterio de San Francisco
With its tiled cloisters and well-laid-out courtyard gardens it reminded us of El Alhambra in Spain.
The library at the monastery is most impressive.
The catacombs under the Monasterio de San Francisco are said to contain the bones of 70,000 people.
People wished to be buried under the church so that they were nearer to Jesus.
In 1948 the bones were rearranged into intricate geometrical patterns.
This was the highlight of our Lima tour.
These catacombs were far better than those that we have seen in Rome.
Miraflores, one of the better neighbourhoods, where most of the tourists stay.
English almost fails at our hotel.
In April-May 2004 we had our third around-the-world trip. In 54 days we travelled to Auckland, Tahiti, Easter Island,
Santiago, Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Sillustani, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Cusco, Sacsayhuman, Tambomachay, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes,
Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Posada Amazonas, Ica, Nazca, Paracas, Ballestas Islands, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Itaipu Dam,
Rio de Janeiro, London, St. Petersburg and Singapore.
We flew from Santiago in Chile to Lima, the capital of Peru.
The first stop on our Lima tour was at an archaeological site, Huaca de la Luna in the suburb of San Isidro near the coast.
Dated about 300AD there were lots of adobe buildings in various layers.
Plaza de Armas
The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima, is the birthplace of the city of Lima, as well as the core of the city.
Located in the Historic Centre of Lima, it is surrounded by the Government Palace, Cathedral of Lima,
Archbishop's Palace of Lima, the Municipal Palace, and the Palace of the Union.
Monasterio de San Francisco
With its tiled cloisters and well-laid-out courtyard gardens it reminded us of El Alhambra in Spain.
The library at the monastery is most impressive.
The catacombs under the Monasterio de San Francisco are said to contain the bones of 70,000 people.
People wished to be buried under the church so that they were nearer to Jesus.
In 1948 the bones were rearranged into intricate geometrical patterns.
This was the highlight of our Lima tour.
These catacombs were far better than those that we have seen in Rome.
Miraflores, one of the better neighbourhoods, where most of the tourists stay.
English almost fails at our hotel.
English
fails at the entrance to the Museo de Oro del Peru (The Gold
Museum).
