Friday, 17 August 2018
After checking into our our hotel in the Mira Flores district of Lima, we walked along the road at the top of the bluff that fronts the Pacific.
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| Lima is built on a bluff about 100 ft (30 m) above the beaches. No sand here. The beaches are small pebbles. |
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| The surf attracts a lot of surfers, but the water is COLD, demanding a wet suit. This area is particularly popular with beginning surfers, and several surfing schools offer lessons. (The black dots in the ocean are surfers.) |
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| Surfers trying to catch a wave. |
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| The bluff is the perfect area to launch paragliders. Note the windsock and flag that show how hard the wind is blowing. |
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| We were on the 17th floor of the JW Marriott, and it was disconcerting to have paragliders zooming by our window all day. |
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| Almost all of the gliders were tandems with an experienced guide at the controls. A selfie-stick also seemed to be standard equipment. The stick was extended as soon as the glider was comfortably airborne. |
Saturday, 18 August 2018
We walked into the "interior" of Mira Flores on Saturday afternoon -- up to Kennedy and Central Parks. Here are some more interesting sights.
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| We couldn't figure out why a life-size bronze African lion graced a street median near Central Park. |
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| Night view from Larcomar in Mira Flores. |
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| A large statue of Christ is illuminated a night with a changing color palette. |
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