Wednesday, October 17 We booked for a private and guided tour ($40) of the city. The van made a stop in one of the hotels and we met three good-looking guys from Brazil - Pedro, Alcides and Ramon. I found out they love America and very much well-informed with our politics. I was very impressed and the more I admired them when they told me they are Republicans and Tea Party and don't like the Democrats. http://youtu.be/cfmYlR_ZRPk
The Park of Love
The white elephant of Lima - what used to house the rich families of Lima, just now an empty building
The Basilica Cathedral of Lima where Francisco Pizarro is buried. Facing the Plaza Jose San Martin, liberator of Peru
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| The "Republican" Boys from Brazil |
The Presidential Palace
Guards with guns guarding the Presidential Palace
Literature Building
Baroque style facade of the church of San Francisco - built in 1557, it stood for ninety-nine years before being destroyed in 1656 earthquake. The monastery keeps the holy remains of San Francisco Solano (and probably his violin). http://youtu.be/uNe5Rp9SrP0
The Catacombs (Catacumbas) with 50,000 bodies of poor people who could not afford a private tomb. Skulls and femurs down the well.
School children visiting the church
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