Exploring Lima then on to Cuzco

Woke at 4.30 - Egg/olive sandwiches for breckie from a local stand.

Took a taxi to the fish market where we also saw some beautiful pelicans, and a glimpse of sea lion swimming.
After a steep/rocky hike to the highest telemast we descended via “Christo Del Pacifico” Lima’s version of Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer.

John had amazing insights into the communities fashioning houses outside the centre when covid hit, and the close proximity yet stark divide between wealth and comparable poverty is evident.

As we passed a drug and alchol rehabilitation centre we got talking to the founder, who invited us inside for a chat; then a lovely visit to a primary/pre school where Johns students volunteer - loved playing/jig saws with the kids.

Taxi to Barranco for lunch - yummy avocado, then off to Lima airport to catch our short flight to Cusco….Read more