Entries from 'lima'

Day 265

Huaca Pucllana. You may notice something a little different about the location of this particular clay pyramid. It is right in the middle of the Miraflores, Lima instead of a Peruvian desert and for that reason It is the most expensive, touristy and most restored mud brick pyramid we have visited so far. We left Lima after visiting…

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Day 264

Today I had my photo all thought out. I learned through Atlas Obscura that there is a catacomb In downtown Lima called the Monastery of San Fransisco which houses the bones of more than 50,000 people, with some decoratively arranged beneath the Monastery. However, unfortunately it is forbidden to take any photographs or video inside the Monastery…

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Day 263

This morning we arrived into Peru’s capital Lima via a night bus. We had been recommended to stay in Miraflores so booked a hostel not too far from the beach. From what we have seen today, this city is surprisingly different to what we had heard and expected, and we are convinced that our night…

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