Lima Peru (Day 1)
This morning we landed in Lima. Lima, the third largest city in the americas with a population of 10 million. This morning we did a city tour through Lima. These tours gives a person a very good idea what the city looks like, by traveling through different neighbourhoods. We made stops at the famous Plaza de Armas the large square in the center of the city surounded by historical government buildings and the church. we continued our drive through the neighbourhoods. a lot of homes dating back to the 40’s. There is a very nice area along the beach lined with venues they were build for the 2019 Pan Am games. It always looks like is going to rain in Lima, but it never does. Total Rainfall for the year is 17mm (less then 1″) Because the ocean water is very cool, there is most of the time a light fog in the air. Did I talk about that the traffic was bad in Trujillo, it was in Lima probably 3 times worse. It take at least 11/2 hr every time you want to go some where. There are definitely very poor areas in the City. Our guide told us the income for the poor is +/- $300/mnd. middle class $1500/mnd. the rich $5000-7000/mnd. and up. We were told to be very carefull in the City at night due to high crime in some neighbourhoods. We chose to stay on the ship this night.
Cheers
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