Lima, Peru is a modern city right on the Pacific coast. When I arrived it was pitch black, but you could smell the ocean air and the road from the airport to downtown went between the ocean and the city. Before I get into the specifics of Lima, let me tell you about some of the facts I learned about Peru in general.
First, and frankly the most fascinating to me, Peru has 30 of the 32 world climates. They have a monsoon climate, a desert climate, a tropical savanna climate, a subtropical climate, and many many more. This means you can be sand surfing in the desert, then go literally surf in the ocean within a few hours. You can climb to the top of a mountain – say for example the mountain in the Paramount Pictures Logo (Yeah, that mountain is real and in Peru) – and then walk down to the rain forest. Unfortunately for me I only had one week in Peru and could not explore all of this despite desperately wanting to. Continue reading “Land of the Incas: Lima”
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