Lima Arequipa

End afternoon in Arequipa (link, enlace, lien)

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Friday morning leaving Lima to Arequipa. One hour 10 minutes flight along the desert Pacific coast then flying over the desert mountains.

The city is located at an altitude of 2,328 meters (7,638 ft), the lowest part of the city lies at an altitude of 2,041 meters (6,696ft) in the area called the Huayco Uchumayo District and the highest is located at 2,810 meters (9,220 ft).

The global solar radiation recorded in the city ranges from 850–950 W / m 2 (watts / square meter), considered one of the highest levels of radiation in South America and the highest recorded in Peru. So wear a hat and protect your skin! This phenomenon is due to its proximity to the area of influence of the Atacama Desert and pollution at every stage. It's cold at night.

Saturday we will visit the monastery of Santa Catalina.

End afternoon in Arequipa (link, enlace, lien)

Peruvian Folklore

Peruvian Folklore in Lima (link, enlace, lien) 

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Peruvian folklore is probably the most varied and rich in South America. This is because the country is located exactlywhere the oldest and rich native cultures of South America inhabited.

Peruvian Folklore in Lima (link, enlace, lien) 

Lima downtown

Lima (link, enlace, lien)

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Lima (link, enlace, lien)

Museo Nacional de Archeologia - Museo Oro del Peru

Museum of archeology and the gold Museum of Lima (link, enlace, lien)

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Today we visited two museums, the archaeologic one and the gold museum.
To give you a flavor of the interesting things we saw, I've tried to capture, what appeared to me, few of the most interesting pieces.

Weather is still cold and grey, flat light. Hope tomorrow will be nicer since we will be finally visiting the city.

Museum of archeology and the gold Museum of Lima (link, enlace, lien)

The famous erotic archaeological collection of Larco Museum

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Here goes the famous erotic archaeological collection. Be aware though it is very explicit! Not recommended for people under 18 years!

Estas imágenes son de carácter sexual y muy gráficas por lo tanto no son recomendables para menores de edad.

Ces images son de caractère sexuel très explicite et par conséquent destiné à un public majeur d'âge.

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The Larco Museum

a quick visit to Larco's Museum (enlace, lien, link)

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Founded in 1926 by Rafael Larco Hoyle, the Larco Museum showcases remarkable chronological galleries providing an excellent overview on 3000 years of development of Peruvian pre-Columbian history.

The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building built over a 7th-century pre-Columbian pyramid.

Features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and the famous erotic archaeological collection.
For more info visit their website at http://www.museolarco.org/

a quick visit to Larco's Museum (enlace, lien, link)

First hours in Lima Perou

neighborhood of Miraflores Lima (link, enlace, liens)

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neighborhood of Miraflores Lima (link, enlace, liens)