The Urban Explorer 732: Lima

Plaza de Armas

Lima Centro

Jiron de la Union

Plaza San Martin

Avenida Abancay

Barrio Chino

Parque Italiano

Misc.

Plaza Grau

These fotos should probably be near the Abancay ones?

Lima Centro

Plaza Miguel Grau

Lima Museum of Art

Magic Circuit of Water

Plaza Norte

La Gamarra

San Miguel

Jesus Maria

Pueblo Libre

The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History

Surquillo

Surquillo Market

Fresh fruit, fresh meat, dairy, Peruvian (I think herbal?) medicine even coca

Milk, cheeses, party supplies (Ike plates)

Fresh fruit juices

Surquillo Market No. 2

Surquillo Market

surquillo

Paseo de la Republica

San Isidro

Miraflores

Mirafloers

Miraflores

Calle San Ramon

Barranco

Santiago de Surco

Higueritas

Jockey Shopping Plaza

Pueblo Jovenes

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[QUOTE=Warszawa;42843679]I traveled to Lima Peru for the past two weeks so I will share my experiences of it.

1. Safety - After spending two weeks in Lima and observing the safety situation Im convinced that Peruvians have a tendency of exaggerating everything. Despite all the precautions, I never felt in danger. The first ten minutes walking outside I kept my phone in my pocket and watched my back, but then realized it wasnt necessary as there were people walking outside chatting on their phones. Really it felt like a Latin American version of New York, you have to look after your pockets all the time but you don't really feel like you're gonna get beat up randomly. If there is one advantage it has over New York is that there is a lot more foot traffic later in the day on residential streets so if anything it actually felt safer. Lima people also seem much chiller than New Yorkers so they dont grill you if you walk into the wrong neighborhood, which I really appreciate

2. Walkability - Lima has a really nice layout for walking actually. One of my favorite things is that the sidewalks are really large and also the streets are very leafy making it really good for walking. My only concern is that when crossing large streets the stoplights really make you wait until you cross, Peruvian drivers are a bit crazy so you cant just jaywalk with the same freedom as you could in New York.

3. Friendliness - Even tho I heard from other Peruvian people that Limeños are kinda cold, I actually thought they were quite friendly! I loved the constant "buenos dias" and "buenas tardes", you dont get much of that in the States. If only Americans could be that friendly *sighs*. My favorite part of Limeño culture are the greetings; handshake and hug for guys, kiss on the cheek for girls. Literally saves so much awkwardness for meeting new people! I also think it's pretty cool how you can meet someone and they invite you to go to a bar and discuss all of their life issues immediately!

Also I love how Limeños are so affectionate and passionate. If you're the type of person who likes getting hugs every ten minutes, Lima is for you. Furthermore, they put away their phone when hanging out with friends, and Ive literally never seen anyone wear headphones when being in public. If you couldnt already tell, I fell in love with the really open and extroverted nature of the people in Lima

4. Coffee - It's the bomb. No matter where you go it's so rich and flavorful. Downside is the coffee places open up a bit later than in New York :c

5. Food - I always knew Peruvian food was good after tasting it in the states, but nothing prepared me for the kinds of riquezas you have in Peru. Seafood in Peru tastes like 1000x better than in the states and the fruits are so fresh and delicious! My favorite is the mango, in Peru it is so sweet and creamy, when you eat it with a spoon it's like eating creme brulee. I also love all the "platos criollos" that you could never find in the states. Although most are familiar with aji de gallina, I also recommend trying carapulcra, which is a really tasty dried potato dish, as well as the patito con mani, which is like duck in a spicy peanut sauce! I also love the pastel de acelga, a Peruvian spinach pie similar to spanakopita. One cafe in Miraflores made these churros stuffed with melting dulce de leche, those were insane! I recommend trying them. Sauces are very important to Peruvian cuisine, so in most restaurants they will provide you with a tasty spicy sauce to liven up your dish :3 the ocopa sauce is my favorite out of all ;)

One really interesting thing I found in Lima is the Italian-Peruvian fusion. Feels like the two cuisines were made for each other. Italian food can be comforting and classy, but often lacks the spice and the flavor of the traditional Peruvian ingredients. So when combined with the sauces and the spice of Peru, Italian food tastes so much better! Who knew that traditional Italian dishes would taste so much better with aji picante or salsa de huancaina? It's a beautiful combination.

The drinks in Lima are also insanely good! My favorite is the pisco sour (hands off Chile), as well as the brazilian caipirinha, which most Peruvian places do really well! Im not old enough to drink in the states, so visiting Lima was definitely an eye opener when it came to alcohol lol

Can't wait to go back! :d[/QUOTE]Peru

I look Mediterranean compared to these

Andeans.

Mixed race couples more accepted in Peru

Asexual compared to other Latinos?

Goal oriented? And very into business

We’re not known for being smart

Peruvian stupidity

Things take slow here

At the bank, they took their “sweet time”

They don’t accept ripped bills in banks

They make you wear a mask when ordering even though people in the restaurant are eating without one