Gramma Barbie Goes Global

Commemorative stone near the governor’s residence. Stones were an important part of the Inca culture.

Ricardo took a picture of. Me to show that I really was there…..

This building shows the walled balconies. These were used as corridors between the rooms. Also, one could sit and look out without being observed by those in the streets. The street lights are also made to look as if from that period.

At one point the towers of the church were destroyed. They were rebuilt with stones from Venezuela. Why Venezuela? Because the Spanish sent ships from Venezuela to Peru to gather the gold from the Inca. The ships used stone as ballast on their incoming trip.

The Spanish destroyed the Inca Sun Temple that sat on this site and used the foundations to build their church on. They destroyed all to prove that their god was superior, but many Peruvians, though now Catholic, retain their respect for the elements that shaped the Inca world.
This church sits in the square where the governor lives and works in Lima. City Hall is also in that square -Lima currently has it’s first female mayor.

This is our city tour guide, Ricardo. There were three people on my tour. The couple with me were from…..wait for it…..Whiterock, B.C.
Small world…..

This is the statue commemorating Jose San Martin, the liberator of several countries in South America. This stands in a large square in Lima and there are similar squares dedicated to him in the other countries. It is huge and dominates a full block.

This is the first apartment building built in Lima circa 1920. It was built to look like a French palace.

No bit of garbage goes unswept – this is the cleanest park I have ever seen….

I know…..looks like desert….it was like an elephant ear with a syrupy, sticky, sweet substance drizzled on it. I considered it the continuation of my earlier meal. I ate a good breakfast today….promise! (OK – these pictures are boring….just practicing – they will get better!)