Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
Lima Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Lima, Peru
PERU! estoy aqui!
... on the next adventure. it has finally hit me once leaving ushuaia. l said goodbye to diana en buenos aires, then to cheyenne here in lima. now waiting for my 4 am flight to piura where i will then hop on a 3 hr bus to take me to mancora to meet up ...
Lima blog & goodbye to Peru
... 's sprawling megacapital is actually a mosaic of many smaller cities. Comprising 43 districts with nearly 9 million inhabitants, Lima is a city of contrasts, with ultramodern seaside neighborhoods butting up against gritty shantytowns that cling to barren ...
Lima, the final stage
... Salkantay treck in the supermarket. small world. Other than that, not much of interest to note. Haven´t been into central Lima as apparently there are strikes and protests happening which doesn´t sound fun. early rise tomorrow for our mammoth journey ...
Lima in deepest, darkest Peru
... we were only spending a day there. I should have remembered from my love of Paddington Bear who was from Lima in deepest darkest Peru that this may be the case! Nonetheless it was quite fascinating in its stark contrast to both Argentina and Brazil, ...
Sprachrundreise durch Peru
... noch einmal geschlafen und geduscht, bevor uns das Taxi wieder an den Flughafen bringt. Im nachhinein koennen wir sagen, dass Peru zwar manchmal richtig anstrengend sein kann, aber wir die Zeit dort genossen haben und gerne wieder zurueck kommen. Das ...
Splurging in Lima
... , and my first Pisco Sour, which kept me tipsy all afternoon), and taking us to the more historical Central Lima district. We took a tour of the Monasterio de San Francisco, which had pretty impressive Moorish carvings, an ...
Lima - Again !!!
... up my bags and flagged a ricksaw down for the trip to the bus station (50p). A sleepless 7 hours later, back in Cusco, one hour later Lima and out of the high altitude. In another 3 hours I'll be on the way to Santiago, Chile. Hasta luego from a knackered ...
Trekking on
... hiking. It is home to the Cordilla Blanca and Cordillera Negra mountain ranges that boast the most beautiful mountains in all of Peru. They are correct about that one. We were a bit unsure about trekking here, as we are trekked out. Before Huarez ...
Brisas de Titicaca and late nights in Lima!!
So after taking a 5 hour bus back to Lima from Ica, I arrived at the hostel to try to take a nap to recover not sleeping much also the night before in Ica. Francis , the owner of the hostel, suggested I see a show called Brisas de Titicaca, a show with ...
Risking our lives on Collectivo´s to downtown Lima
... smiles and put their helmets on our heads.....wonder how Bush will feel about the tight security....hahahah Downtown Lima was a bit of a contrasting experience to Miraflores were we are staying. Although very clean and neat poverty struck ...
Cusco to Lima
... the morning wandering around the city centre and then the afternoon in Miraflores. Although my first impressions were not so positive, Lima seems to be quite a nice city. Its strange to be here after spending so long in small towns and especially after ...
headed home soon... last city: Lima
Beautiful coastal town. Walked a lot through the busy streets to the coast. Big mall on coast. Watched movies (Children of Men?). Ate delicious seafood while overlooking the cliffs and ocean. Spent our last night in town at ...
Miraflores and Lima
Arrived in Lima and decided to catch up with friends who were staying at Loki in Miraflores. Its a bit more expensive than central Lima and a bit further out but its quite a nice place, close to the coast and has a good zoo and loads of bars and ...
"Exploring South America in Peru"
... on in a long time. But the screaming child in the seat behind me made it feel as though I was flying into P.E.K Beijing China. Lima Peru is on the same time, so at least I did not have any jet lag to deal with. But as I shook hands and ...
Lima
... been very well looked after. I would definetly reccomend 'Into Latin America' for custom-made posh trips! After our trip to Hauraz (next blog) we returned to Lima where we spend a night before catching our 3 DAY bus to Bogota in Columbia. ...
A pesar del cielo gris, tenia que quedar en Lima
... the need for some good beach time, as well as finding somewhere to stay for a slightly longer time to give myself a rest from the tiresome tasks of packing and bussing every few days; Lima was definitely not the answer to my question of where to do ...
Back to Lima
This is our second time in Lima - but like a totally different city- last time we were here we stayed in teh other side of town and stayed away from the tourist area MiraFlores! This time we headed straight for Mira Flores - wow its like New York in teh ...
Already time to come home...
... 's a great experience. As far as Peru goes, we had a great time. Anyone who wants to see Machu Picchu could easily fly into Lima, then take a flight directly into Cusco. It's a beautiful city. From there you can take a train and bus to Machu Picchu. Take ...
2 of Peru with the wonderful Kirsty
Met up with Kirsty at last in Lima, and left straight away for Arequipa for trekking (or more accurately bus sitting), and protest ...
Lima
... in coffee mugs. Seems there were many people drinking from coffee cups that night! More facts - 10% of Peru is desert and it nearly never rains in Lima only the highlands. Something to do with the ocean being only 14deg which is strange so close to the ...
Chwila oddechu z przyjaciolmi
I znow zawitalem do Limy. Potrzebowalem w koncu zobaczyc, posiedziec, pogadac, powyglupiac sie z kims znajomym, a tu mam ich cala paczke: Mila - moj drugi host z Limy, jej znajomi: Pamela, Karin, Fernando (z ktorym bylismy w Tingo Maria), Melissa. W ...
Anticlimactic Ariquipa
This is a top pick! ... Plaza de Armas, with a church and arched doorways, antique shops selling fake antiques (you can't take out antiques out of Peru anyway) and a famous monastery which we went to visit. The Santa Catalina de Siena Monastery is a city within a ...
lima to pisco
... plane ticket to lima, and me smuggling my monkey past security, i have reached Pisco! But first, a little about lima. The capital of peru is huge! About 8.2 million peruvians, the first modern city i have yet to come across in the southern ...
On the move again...NOTE phone number issue
... 07778 049866. So I'm on my way to brazil and have a 24hours travel time (8 hours of which is at Lima airport). There's a huge internet service just before departures which i use just incase the VIP lounge lets me ...
On the road to Lima
... nature reserve to see the Humboldt penguins, dolphins, sealions and pelicans. Just warming up our appetites for the Galapagos Islands! We´ve now enjoyed a couple of days in Lima and will continue on the road north to our next country of ...
Day at the beach...what beach?
We spent all morning sitting in the garden of the hostel and having breakfast and waiting for our good friend Marie-Anne, which was supposed to arrive at 1pm in the bus from Cuzco. Punkt 1 she arrived. Crucero del Sur we thank you for being so on time ...
lima, peru. cheap beer baby woohoo!!
ads: in lima peru, after a questionable plane journey. lima is massive but alot different to miami, everyone is so poor, i almost feel bad about paying under a pound a pint!!! definately started the travellers thing now, met some awesome people in ...
Easter weekend
We spent good friday in a place called Santa Rosa, where we stayed the night in a hostel with the other volunteers. There were about fourteen of us all together, so pretty much took over the place, and had our own pool. We spent the day chilling, and ...
Visited Cesars house today!
... Oh, but apparently the swine flu gets spread much more easily by watching every military person in Peru walk by, then eating with everyone in Lima at the festival later on that night.. So will be going to that.. Swine flu! Here ...