Here are a few pics from our last day in Lima. We drove home carefully this afternoon as accidents happen closest to home. We were welcomed to icy & snowy conditions. Happy to be home. Hope you enjoyed the posts!
Lynn
Lima's Historical Center
Monasterio de San Francisco...a monastery & church. Famous for its bone lined catacombs. An estimate of 70,000 people are buried here.
Don't think we were supposed to snap pictures here but Mike could not resist.
No pics of the areas where they stacked bodies and covered them with lime. The bodies or I should say bones, were later moved and lined up so they could make room for more bodies to be buried.
Huaca Pucllana archaeological center that was built sometime between the 5th & 8th centuries A.D
Found lots of human sacrifices here! Always women.
A nativity scene at Casa Luna. Mr. Luna has three rooms displayed with nativity scenes from all over the world. We went into his home to tour this "Exclusive Lima Tours" site. My mom would have LOVED this. The collection was amazing.
This sort of decoration is called a retablo. Tiny human figures, animals from the area, images of Christian saints and pre-Colombian deities, stars, mountains and lakes are often the theme. This tradition came from the Spaniards. You simply fold the box together and take with you.
We liked Mr. Luna's house even better. Back yard pool, covered courtyard with seating for maybe 50+ people. I especially liked his upside down Christmas tree.
Best upside down Christmas tree I've seen!
Beach in Lima. The beach is rocky & the water is cold. That did not stop swimmers and surfers!
Couldn't imagine going on a tour ANYwhere in the USA where you would walk among human skeletal bones! Ewueeee! Was the beach in that one picture covered in gravel?
ReplyDeleteGreat posts, and it looks like a wonderful trip! Hope John and Craig have recovered and were able to enjoy the end of the adventure. What's next on the travel agenda?
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