[2015]
[Thursday 12 February 2015]
Lima: 3-star Hotel Casa Andina Classic Centro - Petit Thouars 5444, Lima 00000, Perú, Telephone Number: +51 1 4470263
19:05 (00:05UTC)[i]–20:35
(01:35UTC)[ii] Lima-Arequipa (1 hour 30 mins)
(LA2103)[iii]
Arequipa: 3-star Hotel Casa Andina Classic Arequipa - Jerusalen 603 Seque 00000, Perú, Telephone Number: +51 54 202070
- [i] 19:15 according to “Your tour dossier”; 19:20 according to the e-ticket; 00:05UTC
(i.e. 19:05) according to Flightradar24.com
[ii] 20:45 according to “Your tour dossier”; 01:35UTC (i.e. 20:35) according to
Flightradar24.com. According to the latter, the flight is always late taking off and landing (an hour at worst, landing).
[iii] This flight is an Airbus 320, with a seat arrangement 3–3.
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- DAY 3: Lima to Arequipa B
Known as the ‘City of the Kings’, today’s tour combines the culture of historic downtown Lima with the modern district of Miraflores. You will first visit the main square to see the Cathedral, Government Palace and City Hall. Next see one of the best preserved monasteries in Lima, the beautiful Santo Domingo Convent and then on to Miraflores, a bustling shopping area with stupendous views of the Pacific Ocean. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Arequipa to spend the night.
Got up ca.5.40am; shaved, showered and got dressed; and was at the computer
ca.6.20am. Felt mostly OK, and Janet when she got up she was OK too. After she got up, she re-packed the cases, and I was called upon to zip them up and click the belts shut. We were going to take the suitcases down, but when the lift came, one of the occupants reminded us that we were to leave them outside the room door. We handed the key-card over, and went for breakfast. It was a little past 8am. We boarded the coach and were taken for a tour of the city. In Miraflores we passed El Beso (the kiss), a large sculpture in the “Parque del Amor” (Love Park) by the Pacific Ocean.
Friday 13 February 2015, 09:14:18
El Beso (the kiss), a large sculpture in the “Parque del Amor” (Love Park), Miraflores
Friday 13 February 2015, 09:14:48
El Beso (the kiss), a large sculpture in the “Parque del Amor” (Love Park), Miraflores
Also in Miraflores we passed Huaca Pucllana, a great adobe and clay pyramid, built from seven staggered platforms. It was built by the Lima Culture, a society which developed in the Peruvian Central Coast between the years 200AD and 700AD.
Friday 13 February 2015, 09:22:34
Huaca Pucllana, Miraflores
Friday 13 February 2015, 09:23:28
Huaca Pucllana, Miraflores
Friday 13 February 2015, 09:25:04
Huaca Pucllana, Miraflores
We went on now to the main square of Lima (Plaza Mayor), passing a couple of plazas with monuments in them on the way.
Friday 13 February 2015, 09:58:14
Monument to Peruvian naval hero Miguel Grau in the Plaza Grau
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Monument to José de San Martín, Perú’s liberator, in the Plaza San Martín
After we left the coach I made a panoramic sweep of photos of the Plaza Mayor.
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:14:24
Plaza Mayor, Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:14:32
Plaza Mayor, Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:14:38
Plaza Mayor, Lima
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Plaza Mayor, Lima
We visited the Cathedral,—
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:15:30
The Basilica Cathedral of Lima
—looking at the side-chapels. The first was dedicated to Francisco Pizarro,—
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:18:08
Side-chapel dedicated to Francisco Pizarro
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:18:36
Side-chapel dedicated to Francisco Pizarro
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:19:06
Side-chapel dedicated to Francisco Pizarro
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:20:00
Tomb of Francisco Pizarro
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View above the tomb of Francisco Pizarro
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Plaque about Francisco Pizarro
—the second to John the Baptist.
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Side-chapel dedicated to John the Baptist
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Side-chapel dedicated to John the Baptist
And there were others.
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Another side-chapel. Our guide Andreas is in the foreground.
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View through glass to a tomb below
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The same side-chapel
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:27:26
The same side-chapel
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:28:54
Another side-chapel—
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—dedicated to prominent churchman Juan Landázuri Ricketts
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:30:38
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:31:36
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:31:58
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:33:00
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:33:28
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:34:16
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:34:36
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:38:06
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
We went down into the crypt.
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:38:44
Crypt of the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:40:16
Crypt of the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:40:44
Crypt of the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
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Glass-covered aperture in the crypt of the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
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View through the aperture
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:44:06 (detail)
Tombs in the wall of the crypt of the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
There were rooms off the nave with galleries of paintings, statues,
etc. One, especially, had art-works about Santa Rosa (1586–1617), who became known for both her life of severe asceticism and her care of the needy of the city through her own private efforts. Her name cropped up all over the place.
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:46:28
Rooms off the nave: Showing the succession of Incas (rulers), and following the conquest the Spanish viceroys
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Rooms off the nave
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Rooms off the nave
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:48:22
Rooms off the nave
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:49:06
Rooms off the nave
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:49:32
Rooms off the nave
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:50:40
Rooms off the nave: Santa Rosa
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:51:12
Rooms off the nave: Santa Rosa
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Rooms off the nave: zoomed in view of the painting at 10:50:40
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:54:16
Rooms off the nave
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:55:02
Rooms off the nave
Friday 13 February 2015, 10:56:42
Rooms off the nave
We continued walking through the nave,—
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:00:12
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:00:12 (straightened-up detail)
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:00:46
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima: gruesome statue
—looking at the odd side-chapel.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:02:36
Another side-chapel
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Zoomed-in view of 11:02:36. The flower in the right hand was given during a visit by Pope John Paul II.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:04:24
More views inside the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
We passed two sets of doors, either side of a short corridor: one had its gilding painted over, to prevent theft in former times; the other had its gilding restored.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:05:28
Door with gilding painted over
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:05:42
Door with gilding restored
The corridor led to a small courtyard, where there were toilets. At the end of this was a fenced-off area where a craftsman was working on some wooden sculptures. These had flat backs so must have been for mounting against a wall.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:10:40
Small courtyard
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:07:00
Small courtyard
We looked in more side-chapels.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:15:18
Another side-chapel
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:15:36
Zoomed-in view
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And another side-chapel
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And still another side-chapel
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Basilica Cathedral of Lima: nave
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Model of the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
Leaving the Cathedral, we crossed the Plaza Mayor.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:27:48
Plaza Mayor, east side: the Basilica Cathedral of Lima
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Plaza Mayor, east side: adjoining the Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishop’s Palace
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Plaza Mayor, north side: the Government Palace
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Plaza Mayor, west side: the Municipal Palace. Fountain of Viceroy García Sarmiento de Sotomayor Count of Salvatierra in the foreground.
As we passed the Government Palace, there was a fanfare of two trumpets heralding the changing of the guard. So we stayed and watched that.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:37:06 (screen-capture)
The Changing of the Guard at the Government Palace
We walked from the Plaza Mayor to the Convent of Santo Domingo.
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:44:48
Leaving the Plaza Mayor at the north-western corner
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Interesting posting-box at the former post office
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Approaching the Convent of Santo Domingo
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Entering the Convent of Santo Domingo
We had a female guide for this visit.
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Convent of Santo Domingo: ornate ceiling
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Convent of Santo Domingo: ornate ceiling
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Convent of Santo Domingo: cloister
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Convent of Santo Domingo: tiled wall in the cloister—
Friday 13 February 2015, 11:57:44 (detail)
—dated “1606”
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Convent of Santo Domingo: proceeding from the cloister—
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—to the library
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Convent of Santo Domingo: library
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Convent of Santo Domingo: library
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Convent of Santo Domingo: library
(The figures are dummies.)
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Convent of Santo Domingo: library
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Convent of Santo Domingo: Santa Rosa?
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Convent of Santo Domingo: our guide
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Convent of Santo Domingo: back in the cloister
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Convent of Santo Domingo: entering the chapter house
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Convent of Santo Domingo: chapter house
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Convent of Santo Domingo: chapter house
We went down steep and narrow steps to visit the tomb of Santa Rosa, actually not a tomb but a memorial, for she was buried elsewhere.
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:10:38
Convent of Santo Domingo: entering the “tomb” of Santa Rosa
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Convent of Santo Domingo: entering the “tomb” of Santa Rosa
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Convent of Santo Domingo: “tomb” of Santa Rosa
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Convent of Santo Domingo: “tomb” of Santa Rosa
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:19:56
Convent of Santo Domingo: out in another cloister
There were also memorials to San Martin de Porres, including his bed.
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:20:54
Convent of Santo Domingo: memorial to San Martin de Porres
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:21:56
Convent of Santo Domingo: memorial to San Martin de Porres
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:22:14
Convent of Santo Domingo: memorial to San Martin de Porres — zoomed in view of the statue in “12:20:54”
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:24:54
Convent of Santo Domingo: memorial to San Martin de Porres — view to the right of “12:22:14”
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:26:10
Convent of Santo Domingo: prayers and requests addressed, I assume, to San Martin de Porres
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Convent of Santo Domingo: more rooms with San Martin de Porres memorabilia
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Convent of Santo Domingo: San Martin de Porres’ bed
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Convent of Santo Domingo: mock-up of San Martin de Porres’ bed—
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—with a mouse on his bedside table
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Convent of Santo Domingo: painting of San Martin de Porres
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:32:22 (straightened-up detail)
Convent of Santo Domingo: painting of San Martin de Porres
Friday 13 February 2015, 12:34:14
Convent of Santo Domingo: back in the first cloister
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Convent of Santo Domingo: basilica
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Leaving the Convent of Santo Domingo—
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—to find the coach just round the corner
We reboarded the coach from there. Andreas took us to a restaurant where we had lunch. I saw that guinea pig was on the menu. My ordering it piqued the interest of those around: a “Bravo!” response, almost. It was a whole one, deep fried. I ripped off the limbs and ate the small amount of meat that I could find.
Friday 13 February 2015, 14:48:36
Deep-fried guinea pig
Friday 13 February 2015, 14:48:36 (detail)
Deep-fried guinea pig
We boarded the coach once more, to be taken to the airport. There was a last view of the Pacific Ocean on the way.
Friday 13 February 2015, 16:20:52
Last view of the Pacific Ocean from the coach
Andreas stayed to supervise the checking in of luggage. Janet
and I had been assigned seats apart, so I sat between two strangers. No matter: it was only an hour-and-half flight, I was seriously flagging at the baggage claim conveyer.
Janet was too. Our tour manager Boris, who looked a bit like Whoopee Goldberg, and a woman called Mariel were there to meet us, and they escorted us to the coach. Room keys and already-completed tourist forms just requiring signature were handed out on the bus. So at the hotel all we had to do was hand passport, the stub of the
Tarjeta, and the form over. We got a porter to take our cases up, and on Boris’s advice gave him a 5-soles coin. I was feeling ill: the hacking cough…
Janet had some unpacking and organising, etc., to do, but I got straight into bed without brushing teeth. It was perhaps a bit after 10pm.…
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