June 2 - David in Arequipa and John in Lima

John flew in from Cordoba, Argentina and was picked up at the airport by a taxi sent from the Hotel Bayview in Miraflores.
Dispite the name, there is no bayview. Maybe there was years ago before the Marriott was built in front of it blocking the bayview.
The area is nice and the hotel is adequate with very helpful staff.
I had lunch at Dama Juana in the Larcomar complex nearby. This restautant has a spectacular view of the Pacific and rocky beach 500 feet below. The restaurant specialized in very tasty Peruvian food.

I spent the afternoon trying to find a way to go to Barranca, a coastal city 200km. north of Lima and the jumping off place for the Caral ruins. No one, not even Google, could give me a straight answer as to whether or not busses serve that Barranca.

I had dinner at Danica in San Isidro, an Itialian  restaurant owned by the niece of a friend and had an excellent risotto with shrimp.