For family day on Sunday, we took a trip to one of the highest points in Lima, the Saint Christopher cross. I had been wanting to take a trip up there since the first night I arrived. When we drove by the mountain that night, I could see the lit-up cross on the top and it really showed me a piece of Lima's culture in just a few seconds. It's grandeur is something that is displayed in everything the Limenas do. From the top, you can see all of Lima. It's really fantastic! I had to take a video to capture it! I only got about a quarter of the view in the video though. The boys are my brothers obviously!
My house is in this general direction. Lima is huge!
Paulo, me and Bruno in front of the great view!
Pretty girl! The ocean is WAYY back there!
The original cross was built in 1535 by Franciso Pizarro's men during the attempted conversion of the 'heathen' Incas. The Incas continued to tear it down until one day, the soldiers built it so quickly that when it was finally up, they claimed a miracle. It has fallen many times since its erection, but always been rebuilt by the strongly Catholic Limenas.
After coming down the tiny mountain road again (in a Honda Pilot) we drove to Miraflores for lunch, only to have to drive back home when every restaurant in Miraflores was crazy full. So we ended up eating in a really nice grill close to the house. I ordered a nice ravioli. It was a really fun family day!
Food porn!
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