The day started out very rainy, but it stopped when we got on the 10AM shuttle that took us from the port into the city. It was about a 30 minute bus ride as this is a very large city with 2 million inhabitants.
The shuttle bus dropped us off at the Parque Bolivar which is the home to these friendly iguanas. They grow to between 4 to 5 feet in length.
The Malecon El Salado is an attempt to reclaim the waterfront for everyday use of its residents. There are beautiful gardens and little cafes and I am sure on the weekends it is jammed packed with families. It was a lovely walk even on a humid and overcast day.
This is a very beautiful cathedral outside of the park where the iguanas live. We went inside which was very dark, but the stained glass windows were amazing.
On one of the hillsides there were these multicolored homes.
We were back on the ship about 2PM and we sail at 9PM. There are some passengers that went to the Galapagos early this morning and will return this evening. There are also passengers that will leave this evening to go to Machu Pichou and will meet the ship in Lima on Friday.
Tomorrow is a sea day so will have some lectures to go to.
Our next port will be Salaverry, Peru.
1 comment:
Very cool looking city. Love the houses on the hillside.
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