Hola Peru - Exploring Lima

Peru, a new country. I wanted to come here in September 2020, but Covid scratched those plans. Anyway, here I am now.

I started my Peru adventure in Lima. I am not the biggest city person, but Peru and Lima are supposed to have the best food in Latin America (which does not count for too much, unfortunately).

So, on my first day, I joined up with Valerie, who I met in Cotopaxi, and her friend and we joined a walking tour through downtown Lima to get a better sense of the place, the country and its history. Afterwards, we had our first try at Peruvian food and, of course, it had to be Ceviche. With a few other dishes in the mix, it certainly hit the spot. Very delicious! The rest of the day, we explored downtown Lima, before heading back to the hostel to just play ping-pong, try Pisco Sours and just chatted the night away.

On the second day, Val and her friend left Lima and I joined a Food Tour through the city. Funnily enough, I had the same guide as the day before, Rubi. The tour was fantastic and we ate loads of different dishes (obv incl Ceviche), all sorts of fruits that are good for all parts of your body and basically made me invincible and finished with some delicious churros.

Rubi was such a great and funny tour guide and the entire group had a great laugh - especially when I made her eat Noni, which is a fruit that essentially tastes like blue cheese (but in a bad way) and is apparently good against cancer. Anyway, Rubi and I hit it off and she invited me to go for drinks with friends the next evening.

Since I cancelled my trip to Huaraz, a town in the Andean mountains in the north, due to bad weather, I stayed one more day in Lima and met up with Rubi and her friends for drinks and a good night out.

So, what do I think of Lima? Well, it's nothing to write home about and just another capital in Latin America. It has a big square as all cities and towns, areas that are safe and that are not and within a day or two you have seen the important parts. What sets Lima a bit apart is its food culture, which I happily indulged in.Read more