cultural commentary from the desk of Don Shewey
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Lima is for the most part a dirty, stinky pit of a city where it’s always overcast but it never rains. Still, I found the neighborhood of San Miguel, where I stayed at the charming Hostal Mami Panchita, to be fascinating, funky, and colorful.
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First, Javier and Katya took us to the Indian market to do some shopping (a fashion show was going on at the same time) and then to the gayest establishment in Peru, possibly in all of South America, the Fallen Angel restaurant and hotel.
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my own little hut in the jungle
my morning meal
my morning meal (after)
my afternoon meal
my toilet
my wash basin
my bathtub
my backyard
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another eye opens 