Trip to Peru: Part 1
Trip to Peru: Part 1: Sometime around September or October of 2025 Minal, my sister brought up the idea of traveling to Peru in spring. She and Priti ( her good friend in Dallas) researched, spoke to a couple of local tour operators and the plan began to take shape. By November we were ready with an itinerary and bought our tickets to and from Lima. A total of 11 days, itinerary customized for 3 couples. Abhay and I flew out of Los Angeles directly to Lima on April 9th. Minal, Atul, Priti and Dipen flew out of Dallas to Lima via Miami. All of us reached Lima almost at the same time that night around 10 pm. Diana, our tour guide for Lima received us and took us in a private van to our hotel in Mira Flores. We caught the first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean as we neared Mira Flores. The beach there is well known as a haven for surfers. Our hotel, Souma, was nice. Alas, we barely had time to catch sleep for a few hours before checking out early morning to catch a flight to ...