Our hostel in Lima

We were up and having breakfast by 8.30am, despite an extremely noisy night with music blasting out from the hostel bar until the early hours, as well as cars tooting their horns and people generally making a racket out in the street until about 6am!

Miraflores is considered the safest area for tourists to stay in Lima.  It's an upmarket district with all the usual multinational brands nearby.  However, visiting any of the historical or cultural sites involves a lengthy journey by bus or taxi, the only forms of public transport available in the city.  For this reason, we decided to join a walking tour around the historic centre which was escorted from the hostel - we didn't need to think for ourselves!

Before our 10.30am departure, we took a few photos of the art found around the hostel.Read more