A Detour

¡Hola!

This morning was not a good morning.

Ava, another volunteer, and I were supposed to take an early morning flight to Lima this morning. However, the planes were delayed about one and a half hours due to inclimate weather, so I missed my connecting flight to Cuzco.

But even if the plane had arrivedon time in Lima , there would have been some confusion about which airline I was to fly to Cuzco. The travel agent gave me paper receipt for a flight on one airline, but then last night "someone" left me a message telling me that my flight was with a different airline. So when I arrived in Lima, I spent several hours trying to figure out what flight I was supposed to have taken. I eventually tracked down the guy who made the arrangements for me, and he sorted everything out. Unfortunately the result was that I would have to spend the night in Lima so that I can catch a flight to Cuzco tomorrow morning. The travel agency is paying for my hotel tonight.

So I had my first glimpse of Lima. Lima is much better than I had expected it to be. And it is VERY DIFFERENT than Ayacucho. This afternoon I explored the area around the Plaza Mayor (also called the Plaza de Armas). The area is colonial, with many pastel colored buildings. There was an exhibition of "before" and "after" photos of different areas around Lima. Apparently the mayor has implemented a lot of urban improvements around the city. The parts of the city I have seen so far are quite nice.

Tomorrow I will catch an early flight to Cuzco. I can hardly wait. The pictures I´ve seen are amazing.

cheers,
Stacey