These Mummy Bundles were found buried in them. All your worldly possessions all wrapped up like a rag doll.
12th May 15 - Lima
Arrived after long flight (about 15 hours in the air) Stayed in Miraflores - about 45 minutes out of Lima
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| Arrived in the dark at the Miraflores Park Hotel, Lima. Opened the curtains this morning to this view |
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| View from the prom outside the hotel. You can just see the white statue of Jesus they erected to celebrate the Pope's visit. |
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Huaca Pucllana. Built of Adobe bricks.
Huge structures built in the 5th Century. These Mummy Bundles were found buried in them. All your worldly possessions all wrapped up like a rag doll. |
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| Lima is full of these v tidy parks abundant with flowers. This one had the oldest olive treE in Lima - 375 years old. a popular spot to have your wedding photos taken we were told. |
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| Main Cathedral of Santa Domingo |
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| Changing guard at the Presidential Palace |
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| Plaza de Armas/Main Sq taken from the Cathedral with the Presidential Palace to the right |
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| Plaza General San Martin (that's him on the horse) |
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| A typical Lima street with its Spanish influenced buildings |
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| San Francisco Church with its catacombs containing the bones of 25,000 people. |