We spent our afternoon enjoying the sights of Lima. Lima has been in an economic downturn for the last 16 or 17 years and is just starting to rebound from it. Because of this, there are a lot of buildings in disrepair, just waiting for someone to purchase them and love them.
We visited Plaza El Martine and Independence Square, two very scenic sights in the city.
Despite the need for some repairs here and there, Lima is a very vibrant city with lots of people and street performers.
And much of the city is quite beautiful!
The courtyard of this beautiful house had inlays of llama bone among the stone making geometric designs.
This church was built in 1682 and has been under restoration since 1974.
There are a lot of human remains in the catacombs of this church. Until 1832 the only cemeteries in Lima were in the churches. Eventually they ran out of space and eventually had to build more cemeteries.
The old train station is now a library. It can't be torn down because it is protected by UNESCO.
This is the house of the president.
House of the Mayor of Lima.
Home of the Cardinal. Advertising the upcoming visit of the Pope to Lima.
This guy was an information volunteer, and he was great. He loved telling jokes and practicing his English.
Since this is our last day of this journey, we decided to take a group photo. And can you believe, we were photobombed by the Pope (right next to Steve).
The lions mouth used to be the mail drop.
We are back at the Costa Del Sol Hotel. This time we had a suite instead of a standard room.
We had beautiful views of the city from our room.
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