Lima: Preparation at Sea Level

Trip Start Oct 10, 2008
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Trip End Oct 20, 2008


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Friday, October 10, 2008

My younger cousin Mike and I ventured to Peru to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.  We started our trip with a few days of relaxing and sightseeing in Lima.  In case you've never been to Lima, here's what you're missing: old churches, cloudy days, dogs, cheap food, and eight million people.  Nothing too eventful happened here, other than my cousin and I being offered drugs and women on multiple occasions.  Here are the higlights (see the pics below):

San Francisco Cathedral - Lima residents were buried underneath the church for many years.  You can still visit the catacombs.  See the cool picture of bones below. 

Ceviche - Raw fish with lime juice.  Yummy!!!!

The Beach - Rocky and beautiful, but a bit dirty in the city.

The Spanish Inquisition Museum (Lima was the South American seat of the Inquisition).

A giant plate of meat for the cost of a hamburger. 
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