Barranco

Barranco is a suburb of Lima where one can find many bars and restaurants. The evening life is bustling. During the day one can see the street vendors, the parks and the cleaners at work. Some views are from the bridge of sighs which unlike the original in Venice is not the last view of prisoners headed to the dungeons rather is named for the place where lovers sit and kiss. The church is La Ermita a fisherman's church which was burned by the Chileans during the war of 1881 and rebuilt. The roof was destroyed during the earthquake in 1975 and has not been rebuilt. The tour guides say it was left as a monument to the war with Chile but that is not quite true. The restaurant in the bottom photo specialises in anticuchos or grilled beef heart. It is actually quite good but very rich. Yes I tried it. Barranco is the bohemian district of Lima and legend has it that the guy on the horse is some Canadian heading back from Cerro de Pasco in 1931. His mistress can be seen in the background lamenting his departure.