My Peruvian Christmas (a picture story, not for 56k)

[MrFast4Ward]

Our family headed for Lima, Peru this Christmas. It was definetely interesting. The flight was 8.5 hours long. Being in the southern hemisphere meant that it was summer over there, so that in itself was odd. Here are a few of my favorite shots with a small caption to give you an idea of what it was like.
I took over 700 pics, but I doubt you want to see all of them. :D

Here we go:

First day there Gabby (my wifey) trying to look as un-American as possible. Looking too American could prove dangerous in a city plagued by theft and robberies. Luckily for us, Gabby's uncle is an agent with the Policia Nacional and was always armed and being our personal security/tourist guide.

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This was me most of the trip. I couldn't roll the window too far down in order to avoid someone walking up to the car and trying to take my camera away.

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Local fruit/produce market

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The sign on this light pole indicates that it is illegal to dump garbage there and it will be punished by law.

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Hall of justice... one of the nicest buildings near downtown Lima

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Christmas eve, downtown at the main square. Horse drawn carriage tours were available.

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The old national palace

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Main cathedral

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National Police's heavy assault vehicle

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The new national palace

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Supporting the Chargers thousands of miles away

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One of the main attractions downtown is this street that has been converted to pedestrian traffic only and commerce aimed at tourists

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Ceviche de camaron... delicious

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Washing that shrimp down with some Inca Kola, Peru's pride in soda

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Pisco sour, is the Peruvian version of tequila

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Peruvian rice

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[MrFast4Ward]

One of our nephews at the pebble beach outside of that restaurant we just had lunch at

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Lima's skyline, not too many tall buildings

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Local attraction: "the jump of the friar"
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He makes his living off collecting donations after each jump
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Just a house downtown
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This Marriott is the tallest building I saw
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That same street at night
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Our other uncle showing off his big ass beer

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Here we are at a mall right on the coast, accross the street from the Marriott
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The end... :)

[NaKoRuRu]

Damn! Looking good down in peru!!! Nice shots aswell... seviche for xmas!! lucky :P

[A4wheelin]

Great shots, thanks for sharing!