PeruProvincia de LimaLa VictoriaEstadio Nacional12°4’2” S 77°2’4” W 29 Mei 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Quiet day today, building up to the Perú against Scotland game in the national stadium. Traffic to the game was horrendous taking us almost two hours to go 5 km.
PeruLimaMirafloresParque Kennedy12°7’19” S 77°1’58” W
30 Mei 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A long lie in after the post match party the previous evening.
Then it was a wander around the streets of Miraflores. There seemed to be a street art festival on, some very colourful walls.
PeruIcaPiscoSan Antonio13°43’2” S 76°12’11” W 31 Mei 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Another early morning start for a tour to the Nazca lines. This required a four hour drive to Pisco. The first hour and a half was through the fog, and quite hilly terrain. Then it changed to flatBaca selengkapnya
PeruIcaSan AndresSan AndrésPlaya San Andrés13°44’12” S 76°13’4” W 31 Mei 2018, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We then arrived at Pisco International Airport, with a very modern, fairly large terminal building. But there were only a couple of cars, and inside only a few airport staff.
It turns out the airportBaca selengkapnya
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From Wikipedia apparently In Peru and other countries, pisco is a "designation of origin" that is reserved for the alcoholic beverage belonging to a variety of grape aguardiente produced in Peru since the late 16th century.[1
PeruIcaSalasGuadalupe13°58’28” S 75°46’5” W 31 Mei 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Then it was off to the Nazca lines, a 35 minute flight. We then descended to roughly 700 ft above the ground, turning sharply left and right over each of the hieroglyphs, so that both sides of theBaca selengkapnya
PeruIcaParacasLas Palmeras13°51’20” S 76°15’4” W 31 Mei 2018, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After the flight over the Nazca lines we stopped at this amazing hotel right on the beach, Hotel La Hacienda Bahia Paracas, for lunch. Had Aroz Paracas, which is a sort of seafood paella 😋
MeksikoCiudad de MéxicoCuauhtémocCentro19°25’50” N 99°8’15” W
1 Juni 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another long lie in, then a final walk to Larcomar, the shopping centre located on a cliff top overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In the late afternoon it was off to the airport, and a six hour flight toBaca selengkapnya
MeksikoCiudad de MéxicoCuauhtémocCentroTemplo Mayor19°26’6” N 99°7’53” W
2 Juni 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This is the ancient Aztec capital city, built on what was Lake Texcoco, with causeways to the shore. It was built in 1325, and was the capital of the Aztec empire until 1521, when it was captured byBaca selengkapnya
MeksikoCiudad de MéxicoCuauhtémocMexico CityUNAM FAD Academia de San Carlos19°25’57” N 99°7’60” W
2 Juni 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This is the main square of México City. Very big with lots going on, Aztec dancers, people queueing to be covered in some sort of smoke for good luck, and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.
MeksikoCiudad de MéxicoCuauhtémocColonia CondesaLago de Chapultepec19°25’33” N 99°11’7” W
2 Juni 2018, Meksiko ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Did the hop on hop off bus tour from Zócalo, eventually getting off at the Museo de Antropología Nacional.
Wow! This is one place if you go to México City you must visit. Spent about three hoursBaca selengkapnya
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I thought Paddington was an adopted Londoner
Stuart Allan You could have marched the 5k in 45 minutes
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Is that the Tartan Army headquarters in Lima?