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[naturegirl321]

For those who you who have been to Lima, what do you think of it? I personally have lived here about three months and I haven't made up my mind.

It's convenient, lots of things to do , though they can be expensive, distances are long and there's smog. however, everything can be found here.

[bejarano]

It's a tip!

[rgamarra28]

I love the summers in Lima, but I hate the winter....Everything is much closer in Lima compared to distances in Orlando (Florida). Transportation costs can add up though. Too bad they don't have an organized public transporation system like N. America and Europe.

[naturegirl321]

[danielita]

I visited Lima for a few days back in 2002 and I hated it. I got bored and ended up in a dodgy movie theatre watching K19 the widow maker. I got food poisoning at what was supposed the be the best restaurant in town. I would avoid it in future travels

[rgamarra28]

[danielita]

[keepwalking]

Every time I spend longer than 24 hours in Lima I'm sick - sore throat, chest infection, ear ache, sneezing - basically I'm allergic to the place. It does have some things in its favour though - good coffee and the DVD market on Paseo de Republica where you can get movies before they've even been released in the States! Oh, and it has an airport where i can fly to Iquitos. Three good things.

[naturegirl321]

Seems like lots of people in Lima are sick. Lots also have asthma

[keepwalking]

I am asthmatic, which probably contributes to the extreme reaction. Funny how I can do the Inca trail with no asthma related problems (I can't breathe but no one can!) but Lima shuts down my respiratory system everytime.

[RyanS]

lima is awesome. all you haters go back to back to your racist filled beaches in asia

[Guy Courchesne]

[furiousmilksheikali]

[jg]

My time in Lima, though at times stressful, was also fantastic and I love that city more than most others I have been to around the world - and I've been to a lot. I rented a small room with a family in Barranco, hung out with Peruvians in Mira Flores, Parque Barranque, Chorillos, Plaza de Armas... good times. I remember standing around in near the Plaza de ? in one of those big debate circles that forms, listening to all the guys discuss politics in an enthusiastic yet civil way, well past midnight... walking into the used book tents downtown and buying Graham Greene novellas in Spanish.. going to a hip-hop club where Afro-Peruvians met and hung out. Interesting to get a minority perspective on Peru!

The city is really good for walking and has lots of nice colonial remnants, especially in the center. Limenos are friendly and sophisticated, the beach is tiny but cool nonetheless, and there are some awesome restaurants, deli's and street food to be had. Bowling is cheap and fun, the bowling alley I saw was ultra-modern, and the Chinatown has awesome "Chinese" food that you can wash down with chicha(sp?). I had good friends there, natives, and they helped make my stay really cool, as we often hung out at their house...

I really wish I had taken that job in Lima and stayed there. I still fantasize about going back and living there, putting down roots. I only spent 4 months there, and they were the warm months, but obviously it made an impression on me.

Lima rocks the house!

[nineisone]

As a vistor I liked Lima a lot. Wouldn't say I loved it, and those constant grey skies were a bit depressing, but a vibrant capital city with LOTS to do.