Hola todos! I apologise for the sudden absence of blogging since we left off at the end of Colombia though I have had a spot of Road Flu that while the initial cold passed fairly fast I still feel bunged up with a chest infection which has made conversing with people somewhat different. I think I’m over the worst of it now however.
I have done a few activities since I got here though have not done that much since I arrived. Right now I have decided to stay in Lima for another week before starting back on the road towards Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Lima is quite chill for a capital city and has been very much a far cry from the chaos that Colombia was when we landed there. It has been quite relaxed to be fair and I’m enjoying the change of pace.
So what to note? After I arrived and got settled in I did the usual thing of doing a few walking tours, namely around the city centre and the Bohemian neighbourhood, Barranco, both are quite interesting places. The city centre looks very much like the historic part of Mexico City with the grandiose buildings and the large square (Plaza Mayor). Barranco is quite a laid back and chill place which also has some nice views out to sea, as does Miraflores where I am staying if you walk 20 minutes down to the Malecón – a big cliffside from where you can see the sea and the beaches below. They are apparently a good surfing spot though I haven’t gone down there and given it a go as of the time of writing. It is a bit steep maybe try in the next place.
I also visited Fort Real Felipe over in Callao and that place was quite interesting and I learned a bit more history that I didn’t know about Peru. Might do a separate post to cover this one off.
Overall what have I been up to? Well between nursing my cold and visiting the must visits here I have been to a few meetups and events and met a few locals but nobody I really completely clicked with. Overall I have taken it quite easy here.
After spending a week and a bit here I am now starting on my way to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. The next stop is a little beach place called Paracas, the home of Peru’s Mini Galapagos islands. The plan from there is to head further south into the desert to Huacachina and then to Arequipa before going up to Cuzco and then to Lake Titicaca before passing to Bolivia.
Now that I am back on the road regular blogging shall resume.
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