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 First visit to South America

　First trip to South America. Since the south american continent's language and geography was unfamiliar to us, we decided to participate in the JAL pack tour with four family members and friends.
Arrived in Lima on a 20-hour actual flight from Japan to Peru via the United States. It was a long way from Los Angeles.We checked in at the Sheraton Lima Hotel at midnight.

 Lima Old City

　The Sheraton Lima Hotel is in front of the Navy Heroes' Square (Paseo de los Heroes Navales) and Plaza Grau.Many people came and went at the intersection in front of the Roosevelt Museum facing the square in front of the hotel.
　Peru is a Spanish-speaking country, and the essential words are Oller and Glacier.The request word for having all the toppings on an omelet for breakfast is Todos.

　After a long flight, sightseeing started slowly after 10 o'clock.The local guide on the first day was Beatrice Arakaki (Betty-chan), a third-generation Japanese. The bus driver was Mr. Domingo.

　We started sightseeing in Lima from Plaza Mayor (Plaza de Armas). It's sunny.The square facing the Cathedral of Lima retains the Spanish atmosphere.There are 13 churches in Lima, and 90 percent of its citizens are Catholic. Took a walk through the old town from Plaza Mayor, and there is a colorful cityscape with primary colors.The walls of the San Francisco Church, which is a museum, were full of pigeons.

　The next Larco Museum we visited was a mansion built on a pre-Inca pyramid.I was amazed at the strict caution and the fact that it was a privately owned museum.Bougainvillea flowers were in full bloom in a beautiful chalk building and it was very beautiful.Valuable earthenware and ornaments that convey the history of the Andes to the present are preserved, and explanations in Japanese are also substantial.There seemed to be an exhibition room that told about "certain" ancient customs, but unfortunately I couldn't see it because I didn't stop by.

　For lunch, We experienced ceviche (marinated seafood) and pisco sour for the first time at the seafood restaurant La Rosa Náutica, which juts out into the sea. At a restaurant with a superb view,I got drunk with a glass of pisco sour, which is said to contain more alcohol than one large bottle of beer.

　After lunch, we stopped by a Japanese-owned art shop and strolled around Amor Park on a hill overlooking the restaurant La Rosa Náutica.There is a passionate lover's object and a Gaudi-style mosaic decoration. A paraglider was jumping out from the hill toward the sea.After returning to Japan, while organizing my photos, I noticed the famous La Marina Lighthouse behind the bench.Perhaps we were passing nearby on our way back to the hotel.

　Due to the long rule of Spain, Peru is a city where the influence of the Spanish colonial era remains strongly in the culture of Peru, such as the old town of Lima, the square and the Catholic church. We had dinner on the first day at the hotel.

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