Parapente

Hola Lima!!!

I woke up with an excited heart, i am going to fly over the edge of the city , i am soo scared and in the same time, i cannot wait to be already up the sky.

yesterday they have told me that , they open at 10:30, it's 10:55 and am already there, and you know what no wind, it's a quiet morning, disappointment is all over my face, i have been told to come back at 3pm!

i calm down, enjoy the park, walk around visited two museums, had lunch, and rushed back to the site, and i see them flying, i started overthinking may be too much wind, may be i ate too much i will feel bad, may be i don;t need to go for parapente, skydiving 8 years ago is enough for a lifetime.

but there is always a challenging voice in my head, i cannot help it, i need to go over my fears, specially the flying one.
registration done, i am the only one on the waiting line, i have been assigned my pilot, today it's gonna be Marco!! mucho encantada senor!!!

i got prepared, always security first, a guy explaining to me that i have to keep standing until the signal to seat, but he is speaking in spanish, NO ENTIENTO, Ingles Por favor, and i am lucky he does speak english well, at that moment the wind get a bit stronger, and i see someone missing the landing spot and going for another round , we waited for few minutes for the wind to calm down, and it's the time to run few feet and seat, the monent we leave the mountain cliff i felt we were going down to the ocean, obviously it was just a feeling, we started going up and up tuning around and taking more altitude, we have been flying aver the place i walked in the morning, and even if the place is clean and green, the view from the top is just magiacal, seeing the faro is awesome.

When i thought we would be landing actually we went to the other side of the city, over Larcomar the mall of the area, almost touching the highest bulding, or having the feeling to land on the roof.
after a nice turn, i felt tired, the stress, the all day waling under the sun, i felt overwelmed, it was fun but i had enough for today, i asked if we can land. you can imagine that my pilot was having fun since the conditions of flying were just perfect!!!

landing is quite scarier than the taking off, same principle as an airplane , you have got to visualize the landing line or point, commisario said ok for landing, let's go for it, may be one day i will take a training to fly a parapente by myself, because to be honest despite all the fear i loved it, if any other chance i will go for it inchallah!!!

What makes Lima an amazing city?

Lima, the Peruvian capital, an amazing combining of parallel streets with colorful houses, and garden, parks and playgrounds.
Lima is the cuisine city, ceviche, lomo or chifa!! 4000 types of potatoes, the colorful quinoa, the fresh avocado , amazing tastes, a real variety of colors, and smells.
the moment i have landed at the Jorge Chavez, i got excited, to be honest, the immigration part was not really pleasant, basically they could not find Algeria on their system ( but it's not that important) .
so i was excited, i have got in the taxi with my friend , going to the hotel, feeling the warm weather, seeing big christmas trees in the streets, a lot of buses, noticing the important number of cars, motos and buses .
and suddenly we turned left, and the scenery has changed, smaller houses, clean side walks, walking or jogging people, and all around corporate buildings , defining the financial district.
My room is cute, cozy, comfy all what i wanted to enjoy my staying, after a shower, i went to the office 10 to 15 min walk, and already i have felt that people are happy, i felt weird but that's the first impression.
now i can tell you that after 10 days here, Peruvian people are happy , not stressed as their neighbor from chile, not nervous as the rest of the humans on the earth.

in this city , you can order anything online, many apps and services , in this city perople are caring , when i leave my hotel, the security guy will always give me suggestions on the weather to be sure i won;t be too hot or too cold.

the sun is not always visible , but it's always there, i have got a sunburn on my nose last weekend.

I have tried the carabeen sea, the atlantic ocean, the chinese sea, and this time for the first person i have see the pacific ocean, grey color, fresh temperature, perfect for surfing and playing with waves.

so in Lima , or to be more precise in miraflores, you end up on the top of the mountain to watch the ocean down, an amazing view and feeling, i enjoyed walking all the long the beach on the top and on the bottom of the mountain.

obviously, the best way to visit the city is to walk it, it's a clean environment, and with all the good food, you can just enjoy keeping fit.

Lima is also a culture, a touristic place, between the spanish architecture, the inka ancestors, the war with Chile, and the surprising chinese influence, every little step is a learning moment.

so you will walk a lot, eat well, meet great people , surf, parapente or paragliding , Lima is a gem from South America, come and visit it!!!