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Sunday June 24
Welcome
to the first edition of Flick & Dave's adventures from behind the lines in
South America.
Needless
to say we survived (and didn't feel) the 7.9 earthquake that rocked the
Southern part of Peru yesterday.
In
fact at almost the same time we asked our tour guide in Pachacamac, a set of
Incan and pre Incan ruins South of Lima, whether they get earthquakes very
often. Call it a portent if you
will...
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Lima Cathedral |
Today
we have toured Lima extensively, starting with a visit to the Parque de Amor (also a popular
suicide spot on account of the steep cliffs down to the beach below) and
continuing in the Plaza Mayor where we admired the lovely colonial
architecture and were privileged to see a
major religious festival with a big parade concluding at the fantastic Catedral.
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Festival participants
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In
the
San Francisco monastery we saw beautiful frescos and tile work, while the crypt below
brought to mind the old classic, ¨Dem
bones dem bones...¨ replete with apparently some 25,000 sets. At the Museo de Oro
we saw some examples of Inca and pre-Inca gold artefacts, and some interesting
erotica. The day was capped off by
a rather late but enjoyable lunch of traditional dishes Peruano.
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Heading
to the jungle tomorrow. Very early.
Sleepless night last night (thank goodness for cable TV) preceded by 13
hours the night before, so we're averaging out about right.
Edition
two when we have more to report. However,
Spanish lessons paying off.
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