Lima is Lima 1/21

There isn´t much to stay about Lima. We stayed there for two days on the recommendation of most of the people we met at the hostel we checked in to. I did three things in Lima; spend time partying at the hostel, site seeing, and went to a Guns N’ Roses cover band performance. Now I am not much of a rock fan but listening to a Peruvian, who doesn’t speak English, sing in perfect English and actually sound like Axel Rose, crazy.

I think Lima is when it sunk in that I was in South America, even simple things like going to the supermarket seemed weird, but in a good way. I would just think to myself what the hell am I do buying something at a supermarket in Peru? I was just in awe of not only being outside of the United States, but Lima is the first large Latin American city I had ever been to. It was awe inspiring to see such a beautiful city with some diversity not in the United States. That reaction comes from my naivety, my lack of actually being other places. This is being remedied as I write.

So here is Lima in a few bullet points

·       Beautiful architecture- Lima’s architecture, while being European inspired, still maintains a Latin American style with its bright colors, a theme I have seen in several other Latina American countries

·       Cute police women- if you have a thing for women in uniform, specifically police uniforms, then hit up Lima. I wonder if the police academy recruits by looks on purpose

·       Terrible air quality- the streets are constantly filled with cars that, I can only speculate, are not as regulated and are pumping out leaded gas. After a day in the central Lima I couldn’t take it anymore. I don’t know how people live in the areas where it is really bad. The government should invest in a car factory that makes hybrids then give tax breaks to those who by them. O and the world´s largest air filter

·       Bring exact change- apparently no store, restaurant, or any establishment where money exchanges hands in Lima, or Peru for that matter, has change even if it’s a few soles. It’s worse outside of Lima.

·       Manikins that no one wants- apparently Lima, and Peru in general, is the Manikin reject capital of the world. I have never seen creepier Manikins. A part of me wishes I took a picture of everyone I saw but that’s way too many pictures. They will haunt my nightmares for years to come.