Welcome to Lima!! The taxi ride to the hostel was an education in what is possible in a motorized vehicle! Speeding, going the wrong way, on the sidewalks, down the shoulder!

My hostel costs $6 a night. So how can one complain about anything? And the shower is hot! Breakfast is encluded-- roll, jam, banana and coffee.

Thirsty? (I look pretty damn good at 62 years old!)

School kids in the capital. This is downtown!!