Lima and Leaving SA

My last stop in Peru and South America was Lima. I had read that no visit to Peru is complete without a stop in Lima, but I think it could be visited in a couple days, if at all. I stayed in the Miraflores area, which has a nice boardwalk along the water, and visited central Lima and Barranco.

Mall built into side of cliff on beach

Bridge of Sighs (in Barranco)

Huaca Pucllana - Pre-Incan site in Miraflores area

Chinatown... in downtown Lima

Much of my time in Lima has been spent watching the FIFA World Cup taking place in Brazil. Any TV that's on, even in Peru, (and they don't have a team playing) has soccer on during the games. I've also been making sure to eat lots of local food before I leave (ceviche, churros with caramel inside, etc.)

Ceviche - raw fish cured in lemon juice with onions and yam

Today, for my last day, I went down to the boardwalk, near the Park of Love, and went paragliding. It was a fun last day event, though somewhere between para-sailing and sky diving as far as excitement.

Park of Love

Water Park with 13 colourful/musical fountains

I'm looking forward to coming home and seeing everyone, (I fly out tonight at 1:30am) though if I had no flight home and more money I'd love to continue on to Ecuador and Columbia and beyond. Well, I have a 5-year visa for Brazil, so who knows...

Below is a map of my trip. Thanks for reading!