November 3, 2009
Okay, Ive been a bad blogger! Ive been having too much fun, what can I say? Here are some Peru updates!
We started in Lima, Peru, the capital. During our two nights here we stayed at our first Point hostel, which are a chain of awesome hostels in Peru and Bolivia that we discovered. During our short time in Lima, we almost didnt even sightsee around Lima because several people, including cab drivers, were telling us it was very dangerous. We considered leaving , but ended up meeting a very nice local guy named Jorge who was so gracious to volunteer to show us around Lima. It was a wonderful, wonderful day. Jorge met us in the morning and took us around the ritzy neighborhood of Barranco, brought us to a Museum about the Spanish Inquisition which occured between 1570 to 1820...was very interesting to me to see the old jail cells, methods of punishment-right up my Criminal Justice alley :) He also walked us around and showed us the two very beautiful Plaza de Armas and Plaza San Martin---which made me love Lima!!
Later we all went to lunch together at a place Jorge picked and I had an awesome meal !! It was great because he told me all the classic Peruvian dishes and I ate everything he did. It was so delicious and fun to see how the locals eat! We had ceviche for a starter, and then lomo saltado which was steak with rice and veggies.
I specifically wanted to write this blog entry about Lima and Jorge because he took the time to show us the city, and he was such a nice and friendly host. He really changed my impression of Lima, and I feel we all made a friend in the process. :)
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