Lima

We just spend one week in Lima, the enormously big city. But first things first. When we got to Miami, our last stop before Lima, the flight was overbooked and they were looking for people who were willing to stay behind. Since we are in no hurry, we volunteered. In the end, there was enough space for all the passengers and we got upgraded to first class.

Arriving in our hostel we got our space in the 8person room. On the first day we joined a free walking tour of downtown Lima where we could see some historical buildings and have a first touch with Peruvian culture. But we were also told that Lima is very western in comparison with the rest of the country, so this should be a good place to get used to Peru slowly.

During the week we went downtown with a lot of different groups and people we met at the hostel to see the botanic garden, the catacombs and the fountain park. It is amazing how many different nationalities there are here at the hostel, from all over the world.

Max is taking a Spanish class right now to be able to have a basic conversation here, since most Peruvians don’t speak English.

Our next stop is going to be Huaraz, from where we will do the Santa Cruz trek and perhaps some other treks in the mountains. We have to first stay in the city for a few days to get used to the height, since Huaraz is at 3000m and the highest point of the Santa Cruz treck is at 4700m. From Huaraz we are going  up north and then to Iquitos.