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It's been 27 years since I was getting sent there for work, but I have fond memories.
yeah, its a great city
Beautiful except for the cable management... I wish they'd put it in tunnels in urban areas
Compared to anywhere in south-east Asia, or even Japan, this is exceedingly tidy
Is that the reason Japan, being settled in the βring of fireβ of earthquakes, does not put any cables im tunnels? Japan and similar countries/regions with usual earthquake activitiesβ¦
Ooh, bike lanes
What's it like as a city?
Lima is ... difficult. Its a gigantic city growing well beyond its own capabilities and infrastructure. 99% of houses are unpainted brick without a proper roof and cables just hanging out. There is so much poverty, stray dogs and smell of piss even in the touristy areas. During more than half the year you will not see the sun because it is always covered in haze and smog (dust from the desert + cold moist air from the ocean). The outskirts growing into the desert are the most depressing sight of human existence I have ever seen.
The bike lanes are nice but limited to Miraflores (the tourist main quarter). Baranco is very nice and artsy, as are some of the rich areas. There are very nice restaurants, theatres, museums etc if that is your thing though. And if you spend some time in more rural Peru, returning to a modern city with shoping malls can be nice too.
All in all I would not recommend going to Lima as your destination when going to Peru. Stay for 2-3 days then get the fuck out of there to the actually beautiful cities like Arequipa.
Mmm, that sounds more like what I was expecting, unfortunately
Awesome. Super friendly to tourists, could not recommend enough.
Food is absolutely incredible no matter your diet. It can be very affordable, but you've also some of The Finest high end dining in the world. You could make the trip and focus only on food and it'd be worth it in Lima. Drinks and transportation are also super affordable. Lodging as well.
There's tons of history and art to explore. Not many cities you can turn a corner and see a pre-Incan pyramid rise above the neighborhood (literally just posted photos in another thread about this).
Sounds nice, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself (seriously, in case that comes off as sarcasm)
There was an outrage in germany when the state expenses listed 20 millions in payments to peru for bicycle lanes amongst a financial crisis. They cut paid parental leave and public transport subventions but thought bicycle lanes on the other side of the world is important. Green party is crazy here.
I'm guessing there's more to that story than there appears
My guess is they had emission reduction targets, either forced by eu or set themselves. They calculated that it would be cheapest to reach these targets by building bike paths in peru.
Probably thought ,among billions, 20m is just a lump sum. Or had personal emotions due to vacation.
Either way this came up during a financial crisis after the ruling parties tapped a financial source meant for emergencies only ,ruled illegal. Further causing the dismantling of the government and new elections.
Something what was apparent is during this reign the greens, albeit only being a minor partner, caused huge costs for the population. Every house built 20 yrs ago has to invest multiple 100k β¬ for insulation. This affects rents but also single family homes.
I think the emissions for building new are roughly equal to heat an old building for 40 years.
After all they had some kind of tunnel vision only looking at co2 but forgot who pays the bill and does the vote. I wish they were more cautious, i think we had more acceptance for them. Also i wish they stopped mixing (far left) migration politics and eco politics.
For example remote workers have 30% less emissions. It's basically cost free to force remote work (for jobs where possible). They even advertised this but dropped as soon as voted in. Fuckers.
Without knowing more, that sounds like corruption
I miss it :(