Photos of my two days in Lima! A city with a mix of modern and third-world all rolled into one. Although it was intimidating, I liked it overall. Beautiful cathedrals, parks, museums impressive architecture, car exhaust, and nine-million people living in the slums surrounding the thriving central part of the city.
As for beautiful architecture and parks, here on some highlights:
The cathedral in the Plaza de Mayor at night. (right)
(above)The San Fransico Monistary with secret catacombs miles beneath its surface. (Took the catacomb tour, but would not recommend it for the sqeemish!)
A side of the heavily guarded President’s Palace. (above)
The coast in the Mira Flores district. (right)
But from the top of the mountain at San Cristobal, I got a better idea of what the area outside the center of Lima looks like. Imagine the following picture of the urban sprawl extending as far as the eye can see in every direction away from the city. (You will have to tilt your computer screen to see through the fog/smog that blankets the city during the winter).
