Miraflores

Upon arriving in Lima, we spent the first couple of days in Miraflores – a charming district known for its shops, restaurants, gardens and beaches. It is a beautiful tourist area where we felt no need to worry about the thieves in Lima. Still, a sense of adventure lingered within our new-to-Peru travel spirits and we soon found ourselves in a cab headed back into central Lima. The markets around Miraflores were quaint, but we wanted to experience the Mercado Central of Lima.

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The time had finally come for my two sisters and brother-in-law to join TwoBadTourists for a week abroad – making it a week with FiveBadTourists! We’ve been planning this trip for about six months and were so ready to be on our way! For my older sister and her husband, it’d been nearly ten years since they traveled abroad anywhere other than Mexico. And for my twin sister, it was her first time abroad other than a few spring breaks in Mexico as well.

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