Swissotel Lima
Via Central 150, Empresarial Real, San Isidro Lima, Peru
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Shopping
It's our first full day in Lima and were going out to the markets we have had breakfast in our new hotel that costs $550 a night it is called Swissotel and it is really big.
The markets are big made up of lots of little individual shops that sold native things we bought little Alpacas and native women and men made from fabric the shops were …
Yay gold
Today we are at the gold and weapons collection we are having a private tour the tour guide told us that "The gold of Peru Museum features over 8,000 pieces of precious metal
artifacts, including gold, silver and brass pieces from pre-Inca and
Inca cultures. Also on display is pottery and clothing used by the
ancient people of Peru …
The city of kings
Today is our second last day in Lima and we are all very upset that our journey is nearly over, but today we are going on a tour of the city we are going to see historical sights, colonial and Inca influenced
architecture, residential neighborhoods, beautiful shrines and churches
and incredible panoramic seascapes... well thats what the …
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More Perspective in Lima
... coastal desert which receives little to no rainfall each year; any precipitation is in the form of a heavy marine layer that sits over the city throughout winter. To counteract the grayness, Lima buildings are painted in a wide array of bright, cheerful colors, even official government buildings may be a sunny yellow or pink or blue. Lima’s heyday was in the 1920’s and 30’s, before a huge earthquake in 1940 damaged much of the city. The ...
Inca Sour
... was tired, hungry, dirty but relieved to have finally made it. It was at this point that we had a bit of comical relief... Amy, a girl from Portsmouth, decided to go and meet a couple of friendly Llamas that were relaxing on one of the platforms. Nothing I can write will give justice to what happened next, she managed to feed one llama an apple, but it didn’t just take the apple from her, it stretched its head forwards, pulled back its lips and took an elegant bite, ...



