Our new home in Lima, Peru

We arrived to Lima in late June 2019 to settle in before starting new teaching positions. Lima is located on the Pacific coast of South America and is a huge city home to over 9 million people. We were drawn to Peru for its rich culture and history, world renowned food scene, and great surf! It has been an exciting 6 months!

Lima Coastline

Lima has a beautiful coastline along the Pacific Ocean, much of which consists of well-manicured parks along the malecon, dramatic cliffs, shops and restaurants, and the Larcomar shopping mall. On any given day you can see people exercising, having picnics, parachuting, walking dogs, surfing and bodyboarding.

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World Class Waves

One of my favorite things about Lima is being able to walk out of our apartment in Miraflores, down the steps along the cliff from the park and be in the water in 5 minutes! The waves are consistent all year round – colder, but bigger in the winter months. In 6 months, the waves have been surfable every single day. A fair trade-off from the crystal clear, warm of the Cayman Islands!

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Photo#1 – I picked up this 9’6 longboard from Peruvian shaper, @wayowhilarsurfboards

Photo#2 – the view from our living room window of the waves rolling in and surfers in the water – dawn patrol!

Photo#3 – this one was actually taken in Chicama, a spot in northern Peru that deserves a post in itself as it’s known as the longest left hand wave in the world (over 4km long)!

Incredible Food

Peru is know as one of the greatest culinary spots in the world, and for good reason! There are so many incredible dishes, such as chicharron, causa, and tacu tacu, but our favorite so far has been ceviche.

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