Lima General Tips by crummey

Favorite Thing: Thank god for garbage. Driving north frm Lima you drive along the deserty coastline. And the garbage is scattered across this part of Peru like coloured candies across the top of a bithday cake. It is a welcome and colourful distraction from what would otherwise only be a boring and featureless desert landscape. Peru is festooned with non-biodegradable garbage; fanta bottles and plastic bottles of all colours, garbage bags, shopping bags, car parts, adidas sneakers, vinyl etc.This multi coloured garbage is found strewn across the country side. And where that there are people...anywhere near some mud huts, there are literally mountains of it all mixed in with the desert sand. It is very pretty to look at. like so many christmas decorations.

Fondest Memory: Lima is a typical South American capital. All of these cities have the same problems. But poeple are people and the people of Lima can be very gracious

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Favorite Thing: Now, what are my opinions of Peru?

Yes, the telephones and toilets and sinks and faucets very often do not work.

And yes there are computer terminals in every town of any substance, and chinese restaurants too.

And yes, the lager towns have their own Chinatowns.

And yes the Chinese food can be cheaper in North America or Europe.

And yes the lucky people live in concrete and cinderblock buildings.

And yes, the unlucky ones live in mud or thatch with their animals.

And yes they sh*t on the street and p*ss on the street.

And Yes they think Gringos are stupid and rich.

And Yes, if they thought gringos were smart then they might ty to emulate us and give their people clean water.

And yes, they love to rob tourists.

And yes they think every tourist came to this country simply to become a cocaine addict.

And yes they serve instant coffee in the restaurants, even though coffee is from Peru and they could easily brew real coffee.

And they Hate Gringo. They HATE gringos for three reasons: they think we are rich, they think we are arrogant and they think we want to sleep with their women.

But they love gringos. They LOVE gringos for three reasons: they think we are rich, they think we are arrogant and they think we want to sleep with their women. I think there is a bit of a paradox there, dont you?

And that is Peru, or atleast the Peru I know...perhaps there is another peru.


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