Lima, Santiago and home

We had managed to visit three of the world's highest, large cities (over 100,000 population) in the preceding few days: Cusco, Juliaca and Puno - and we were not far from La Paz. (But given the effects of altitude, I'm in no hurry to add more to the list)

Some street-scapes in Juliaca were interesting. 

It was time to return to lower altitudes and more available air to breathe.

At Lima, we bade farewell to Daniel, our Tour Guide Extraordinaire!

Many others were on flights out that night, but we were stopping over for a flight next morning. Relishing sea-level air to breathe, we walked to Kennedy Park in Lima (again) and the dancers were at it again in the small amphitheatre in JFK Park. Great to see!

 

We walked into Mass at the nearby Vincentian church.

On the trip to the airport next morning, the infrastructure development along the foreshore (skate parks, soccer and hockey fields, basketball courts, bike tracks, etc) was very evident. 

Much of the escarpment behind the foreshore was covered in nets and looked like partially consolidated river and landslide gravels. Probably fits with the prevalence of earthquakes.

The flight from Lima in Peru to Santiago in Chile was uneventful and the sign awaiting Australians entering Chile left us wondering why the bureaucrats or politicians cannot get their act in order. We had paid the reciprocity fee when we entered Chile a few weeks before.

This affects Australians only, but it cuts both ways and Chilean nationals entering Australia have to pay the fee in Australia.

The flight home was via Auckland into Sydney and it was time to visit grandkids and their parents.