It’s more like a coach inside …. Very comfortable and even higher than a bus. So you are really looking at roof level and in this environment of narrow streets the sights are very confronting. Poverty is everywhere. Can’t be sure if the dwellings are on the way up or the way down … nothing is finished. Apparently people don’t pay tax on a building until it is finished … so it’s never finished. Another room or level is added when there is sufficient money. 
House of bricks, house of wood, house of straw….
Most of the dwellings close to Lima are made of brick, some mud bricks, but as we got further out there were housed of wood and straw … small ones. Appasrently sqwatting is common. People erect a fence… claiming land, put up a house. Others follow and then the govt provides services – electricity and water.
Arrived in Pisco late afternoon. Had delicious chocolates in the Plaza. Smal taxis fill the narrow streets. The hotel we stayed in had LOTS of charm, and was abundantly decorated with Peruvian handicrafts.
House of bricks, house of wood, house of straw….
Most of the dwellings close to Lima are made of brick, some mud bricks, but as we got further out there were housed of wood and straw … small ones. Appasrently sqwatting is common. People erect a fence… claiming land, put up a house. Others follow and then the govt provides services – electricity and water.
Arrived in Pisco late afternoon. Had delicious chocolates in the Plaza. Smal taxis fill the narrow streets. The hotel we stayed in had LOTS of charm, and was abundantly decorated with Peruvian handicrafts.
Sorry ... no time for more - have a plane to catch.
3 comments:
Wow... that's certainly not something you'd ever really see in Australia.
Hi Lex and Judy,
Sounds like you pair are having a great adventure. I can't get over the picture of housing over there. Very different. Glad to hear you passed on the guinea pig. Hope they don't eat cats over there.
Keep having fun. I love the blog, it is great.
Love Jo
Hi Judy and Lex, had to check with Karen re sending blog. Silly me. So excting to reading about your wanderings. Sophie put a picture of the corn on her blog. Fabulous colours. Can't imagine the taste. I look forward to more.
Denise
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