Punta Hermosa

Yesterday we took a bus to Punta Hermosa, a nice beach about an hour and a half away from the dorm. By "bus" I'm referring to a combi, these micro vans that are reconstructed to have a bunch of seats for passengers. Not very comfortable! The bus system here is a little confusing - on the side of every combi there are 4 or 5 locations written in paint, so you have to know what's close to where you want to go! Luckily there has always been someone in our group who is more knowledgable of Lima travel than I am. The beach was great - so fun to swim in the ocean! Even though I put on SPF 30 at least 3 times, I got very burned... going through a lot of aloe! For lunch we went into a "cebecheria," a restaurant that specializes in cebiche (or ceviche) - the country's signature food dish. Of course I got a serving! After lunch we napped on the beach for a bit before heading back to Lima. I was soo tired when we got back to the dorm but at night we took a short bus ride to a Gelateria (gelato/icecream place) in a nearby district. It was the best gelato I've ever had!! None of us ate dinner besides the gelato because it was so filling. Mmmmm only in Lima. :)

Punta Hermosa

Restaurant 

An adorable homeless dog outside of the restaurant - kind of looked like a lion!

A little bit of Wisconsin in Peru!! But this snowman got melted away by a wave and not into slush on the streets of Madison!!