The City - Life at Every Second
by hartti
"Town of Demostrations"
At daytime you may see demostrations every day. On Avenida Abancay that is a rule, because its close to the congress center, where the participants gather to. It is between Pla de Ajacusco and Pla Bolivar. But there are demostrations - or manifestacions (or marchas de congressos) as the locals speak - elsewhere many places. Also, religious processions take places time to time everywhere, but this is not happening only in Lima.
"Poor Old Pizarro"
In this old postcard, the great old conqueror Francisco Pizarro still sits on his horse. But in 2003 the statue was fallen down by Luis CastaƱeda, the mayor of Lima. There was not such a big fiesta as in Bagdad about the same time when Saddam Hussein's statue was destroyed. Pizarro was the leader of the gang who put all the necessary wisedom into the heads of Incas by sword and fire.
"Home of Pisco Sour"
Close the Plaza de Armas is the restaurant of Hotel Maury where pisco sour was served the first time.
Forum Posts
hotels in miraflors
by jacobtafler
hi first time in lima looking for a 25 to 30 dollares hotel for night in miraflors thanks for any advise
Re: hotels in miraflors
by tjohnsonptown
hi there,
i stayed at hostal el patio a couple of years ago. great location and very charming. nice and friendly staff as well. they picked me up at the airport for 15 US.
http://www.hostalelpatio.net/
enjoy
tom
Re: hotels in miraflors
by nhoolb
Hi Tom--
I recently found this hostal on-line also and was curious about it! Good to run into someone who actually stayed there. I may contact you in the future if you don't mind.
Noel
Re: hotels in miraflors
by rachsg
hey there, safe, popular hostel in good location here - www.lokihostel.com
Re: hotels in miraflors
by tjohnsonptown
no prob noel. contact me anytime. the place has a locked gate at the front as well. our room was very cute and clean. beautiful courtyard and nice places to sit and chill upstairs. check out my lima page. i have two photos of the courtyard.
tom