Adios Peru

This'll probably be my last Peru post. We leave in 22 hours for Rio.

I've enjoyed spending a lengthy 25 days in one place. It is a welcome change from the flight-every-week schedule we've been on through Ecuador and Colombia. Peru's other advantage is that it is well-developed (for South America) yet still pretty cheap. We were paying $7 NZ a night each in Puno.

Visited the Circuito Magico Del Auga last night - a sort of fountain theme park. Very good. Pics attached.

I write this overlooking the President John F Kennedy park. Built to honour him giving Peru a load of cash in his short Presidency. Now full of cats, fed and sheltered by the local council. Like Louis suggested in his post, I always get the impression the South Americans dislike the US and its meddling (which makes the Thomas Edison drive here even more puzzling). JFK is everyone's favourite Catholic though. Just ask Marilyn Monroe.

There are "Welcome Francis" banners everywhere as the Pope is visiting soon. He's no doubt coming to bless the Christmas miracle that was President Kuczynski beating his corruption charge.

Pics: (1) Fountain; (2) Louis in fountain; (3) Another fountain; (4) Miraflores; (5) More Miraflores.Read more