Welcome to Peru. Manchu Picchu was high on Nancy’s Bucket List and I always was curious about the Nasca Lines so one day we decided to see if we could get to Peru and see some of these wonders we had heard so much about. We went on line and found a site called Peru Tourism, told a young lady there what we were looking to do and see. She said she would email us a proposed itinerary and some associated costs. We went back an forth a few times and settled on the trip we took. I have broke this trip up because of the number of pictures. The website gets weird when there are too many pictures. This first one is the lead in and covers an over view and our time in Lima. There is also a post for Cusco, a post for Paracas, a post for Manchu Picchu, and a post for Iquitos and our time on the Amazon.
Peru was one of our more enjoyable trips. Each thing we saw was with a different company that was contracted by Peru Tours. Our groups, when we had them were small, we met some interesting people, and saw a bunch of interesting things. (If we look young it is because we did this trip eight years ago).
We flew from Miami and arrived in Lima, Peru late in the afternoon. We were met by some helpful gentlemen who took us to our hotel, made sure we were checked in, and told us a lady would meet us in the hotel lobby the next morning.
The next morning there was indeed a young lady waiting for us in the lobby, we sat down and she went over our itinerary, gave us the tickets would would need during our trips, and described how our tour would work. When she finished she told us we had the rest of the day to rest and become accustomed to the higher altitudes (although Lima was not that high).
Here is a map of Peru with the places we went circled:
Not wanting to rest but to see what we came to see we decided to walk down towards the Pacific ocean and see what Lima had to offer. It was very foggy for much of the morning but we did see some interesting things.
High Rise Living (Lima is quuite modern) 
A day care 
View Down to the Pacific Ocean 
Pretty Flowers 
Ground Cover on the cliffs 
Mixing the Old and the New 
A Park 
Local Art 
A Refreshing Pause with a Local brew
Later In The Day We were Picked up and Had a Tour Of Ancient Lima (An Excavation of the ancient city where the originals lived) 
Our Guide and a Hairless Dog 
Local Cacti 
The Dig 
In a Museum at The Site 
A Young Lady Trying out her new Drone 
Walls were made using mud balls instead of rock 
The token Selfie 
Then The Tour Took us Downtown New Peru 
The Old City Government Buildings 
Traffic 
City Central Square 
Interesting Balconies made of wood 
All Wood Balconies 
St Rose of Lima Church 
Tour of The Church 
Very Old Music 
Large Bells 
Te City Sprawl 
Not So Modern Part 
Up on the roof top click click click 
St Rose of Lima (Look her up) 
A Bit About Her 
Very old texts 
In a very old library 
We went back to the park in the afternoon after out tour … no more fog 
Kinda Like Goudi’s work in Barcelona 
The Kiss 
It Works!!! 
An Announcement for a Mas Public Wedding Ceremony 
The Danncing was in a dark room so no pics (Sorry) 
Local Goodies 
Last Minute Souvenirs 
That was out time in Lima. We returned three times to Lima. Twice just to the airport to go to another city. Lima is an impressive city. Much culture, many warm and welcoming people.
