The Most Fun You Can Have in Lima, Peru for the Least Amount of Money

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Tunnel of Surprises at Lima's Water Park
This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series Peru

As my open-air double-decker tour bus turned the corner our guide pointed out Circuito Mágico del Agua, the Magic Water Circuit in Lima’s Parque de la Reserva. Named the largest fountain complex in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records, the water park features 13 fountains, including one that shoots more than 260 … Read more

Arequipa, the One City in Peru I Could Have Skipped

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The Basilica Cathedral, built of pearly white volcanic rock that gave Arequipa its nickname of the "White City," is backdrop for the central Plaza de Armas, where pigeons roam by the thousands
This entry is part 8 of 12 in the series Peru

I tried to like Arequipa. Really, I did. But try as I might, I just couldn’t get past the feeling of boredom in Peru‘s second largest city, despite the fact that the historic city center, known as the “White City” due to the many buildings constructed from a white volcanic rock known as sillar, is … Read more