Lima is the capital and largest city of Peru. Well over 8 Million people live in Lima out of 26 Million Peruvians. Francisco Pizarro whose remains lay in the Cathedral founded the city in 1535. Lima is a modern city located on the Pacific Coast in a desert. Even though it hardly ever rains here, the city is usually engulfed in fog. People here are very friendly and despite all the warnings I never felt the need to pay special attention to my belongings and I never felt threatened.
Lima is a good place to try some Peruvian cuisine, although after touring the country for two weeks I felt the need for some Ribs at the local Tony Roma’s. Peruvian food can be very good, but you need to get used to some of it.
Lima is also known as the “City of Kings” (La Ciudad de los Reyes) because the foundation was planned for January 6th, Epiphany. Well here is the funny thing. The guy who defeated the Inca built the city. In Quechua Inca