Day 287 - Miraflores, Lima

Two more VW campers joined us at the Swiss Club today.

In the afternoon, Therese Dubach, the (Swiss) cheese maker's wife, took us to a private museum with an exclusive collection of Inca artifacts, clothes, and fabrics. They were the most exquisite and best-preserved pieces we had seen so far in Peru. We were all just amazed.

In the evening, we had Joerg and Eva over for dinner. There were rumors on the Radio that new riots had happened in the city. We prayed that it wasn't going to escalate. Stats: Miles 9, Expenses $3.90

February 12th
Luckily, no new riots broke out, so we decided to visit the Anthropological & Archaeological Museum. The visit required most of today.

Looking closely at the potteries, I recognized many distinct ethnic faces, such as Mongols, Turks, Arabs, etc. How did those pre-Columbian cultures know what other races looked like on different continents? There had to be a connection, but how? Perhaps they used rafts and trade winds like Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki - who knows?

That evening Ursula and I enjoyed dinner in a fine restaurant by the sea and tasted Ceviche for the first time. We fell in love with this lemon-marinated dish. It was so delicious!

Stats: Miles 21, Expenses $2.00Read more