First Day in Lima

Here's a picture of the whole group in front of the ocean. We took this picture at Larcomar, a shopping center right on the beach. Afterwards we got delicious Italian ice cream (mine was lucuma, a fruit from the Peruvian jungle). Then four of us went to see Toy Story 3 in Spanish. Besides the Imax theater, it was the nicest movie theater I've ever been to - and the tickets were only about $4 US :)

We started off the day with a tour of Huaca Pucllana - a sacred place of the Lima people from thousands of years ago. The walls have withstood hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes...pretty impressive.

We also got to see our first Peruvian animals - llamas, alpacas, and guinea pigs. The guinea pigs are called "cuy" in Peru because of the sound they make.

There are Chinese restaurants all over Perú, known as "chifas." We ate at one for lunch. All of this food for only about $4 US.

Jessica and I posed with some of the dancers after our dinner and show at Junius. The dancers were all amazing and showed popular dances from each era of Peruvian history. These guys stood on their head, did flips, even put their foot in their mouths while dancing - and clanging scissors in their hand!! Youtube it, it was amazing!!