Even though I always wanted to, I had never traveled to that continent before. Some normal anxiety but also a lot of anticipation for a trip planned back in July.
We flew from Salt Lake City to Lima via Houston and, true to its reputation (at least in my mind), United Airlines managed to lose one bag during the transfer. That meant some justification for my apprehension.
Driving from the airport to our hotel, in the Miraflores area of town was a bit spooky and reminded us justly that we were in a developing nation, not a spoiled place like Park City.
The difference is of course, striking; Peru is the same size as Tchad, Niger or South Africa (twice that of France), has a per capita GDP of about $12,000, like Jordan or Tunisia and totals 30 million inhabitants, 10 million of which live in Lima, its capital city.
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