Lima

We heard lots of rather negative comments about Lima from other backpackers so when we finally got there we were pleasantly suprised. Even if we preferred smaller towns so far we liked Lima's style of a big city. Crazy but modern. We stayed in a really nice area called Miraflores close to the beach. A bit posh, clean and nice neighbourhood. The beach looked amazing with big rocks above it with big skyscrapers on. On our second day we did some souvenir shopping and checked out the old town for some churches, government buildings an old train station and also tried some pisco (Peruvian palinka). Close to our hostel is a pre-Inca pyramid, from between 200 and 700 AD, where we had a tour in English. (The tours are mostly in Spanish here, so we were happy for it). It used to be a sacred place, called a 'huaca' in Quechua, which was built by community work. Clever way of building, there are gaps between the bricks so when it's earthquake time it doesn't collapse.
Oh and we met the first Hungarian :)Read more