Lima, Peru Travel Guide (Best Things to Do) | Part 2 - The Historic Centre

[@elizabethuanucomolina1269]

Spectular

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@missm449]

Oh wow, the light show looks amazing!

[@KittiandJon]

It was really cool and unique! 😍

[@mr.adventure3327]

This video is spectacular I truly enjoyed watching, thank you. I look forward to your upcoming episodes. take care and be safe. That water / light show was awesome !!!

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks so much for watching 😊🙏 the water light show was definitely the highlight for us!👍

[@marin98]

Wow, epic scenery at the end of the video

[@KittiandJon]

Peru is pretty epic 😍

[@karanbradley655]

Loved the video! The fountains and light show were spectacular, so glad you got to see them. Looking forward to seeing more of the trip to Peru. X

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks Karan! 😊 can't wait to share the rest of our Peru trip! 😊

[@SetForAdventures]

Lima wow what a place thanks for the tips and your Kitti & Jon Those lights in the fountain park (wow) 🙌 for a £1 Best wishes Simon Happy new year 😊🙏🏼 What you have inbound looks truly Epic 🤩🏔️🙌

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks Simon! 😊 Happy New Year to you! 🥳😊 we're really excited to share the rest of our Peru trip!

[@CC.cinematics]

Wow..and happy new year 🎉

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks! 😊 and Happy New Year to you too! 🥳

[@rosefair88]

Loving your Lima videos! Thank you both!

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you for watching! 😊🙏

[@suchaita1987]

One place in Lima I have really loved are the olive gardens in San Isidro.

[@KittiandJon]

We must have missed that! Better go back and check them out 👍

[@KittiandJon]

Due to the ongoing political situation in Peru, we advise you to take particular care when planning a trip to the country. Contact your travel agency or provider and check the government website for up to date details. Make sure you have travel insurance before leaving! Travel to Peru is still possible but will likely be more difficult and unpredictable than when we were in the country.

[@incognito6469]

Great videos. A bit much hard cut editing, but very informative.

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you! 😊

[@marciaccasani2640]

Thanks

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@bigkahona8444]

Im going to lima in april.. thats in few weeks.. so its summer ! No need for jacket ?

[@KittiandJon]

Have a great time 👍 20-25 degrees Celsius probably. It doesn’t rain very often in Lima because of its location 😊

[@Floof_Factory]

Is it safe to travel to lima peru right now? I heard that there's alot of protests going on

[@KittiandJon]

There is a lot of political unrest at the moment. We don't want to say whether it would be safe or not though (our video was filmed early last year). Best to check your governments travel advisory website for current updates👍

[@mrcholo1959]

Todo esta normal!!

[@sbbsgee3319]

Did you primarily use credit card or exchange $$ for Sol?

[@KittiandJon]

We mostly exchanged $$ for Sol in Peru. However in Lima you can pay with card in a lot of places. Best to have some Sol on you all the time though just in case 👍

[@AngelFlores-bi5xw]

Where are you from guys? I gave you a thumbs up 👍

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you! I’m from the UK and Kitti is from Hungary 😊

[@SivaKumar-wh8zf]

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[@KittiandJon]

One day we will visit India! 🇮🇳😊

[@jesel4977]

AYAYAYAY Jon tiene chocolate jugando futbol

[@Yamaneko81]

The center of Lima was closed because the president at that time was afraid people were going to try and evict him from the palacio de gobierno because his whole campaign consisted in blaming all the problems of peru to lima and the people that lived there so nobody really liked him there. He ended up evicting himself after a failed attempt of closing the congress, he is in jail right now.

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks for the information 👍

[@AncientMarinerNY]

Please learn the history of the country before making videos about it. There was no colonial period in Peru. The Viceroyalty of Peru lasted around 300 years between the Tahuantinsuyo and the Republic of Peru.

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks for your comment. We’re by no means history experts but according to what we read The Viceroyalty of Peru was set up under Spanish colonial rule after the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. It was literally a Spanish colonial administrative district which was considered as a province of the empire. So whilst it wasn’t considered a colony per se it was still ruled by viceroys from the Spanish empire which would suggest to us that it was under Spanish colonial rule? No?

[@AncientMarinerNY]

@@KittiandJon I'm sorry I came across as a dickhead. It really bothers me that our own government doesn't teach our history properly. I just projected this to you unfairly. Regarding your post, the term colonialism has been so bastardized and politicized that it is becoming meaningless. Under the definition that you used, the colonial period doesn't start with the arrival of the Spanish. It would have to start when the Inca Empire "colonized" other civilizations. Especially since the Spanish kept the Inca ruling class who maintained the same methods for controlling their "colonies". Moreover, the Inca nobility married into the Spanish nobility. I don't remember off the top of my head but there are plenty of examples of Peruvians participating in Spanish politics of the time. The conquest of the Inca Empire resembles more the standard practice of one kingdom annexing another. A somewhat close parallel was the Viceroyalty of Naples, which I believe overlapped by a few decades with the Viceroyalty of Peru. No one would say that the Palace of Caserta was built during "colonial" times even though it was built by the Spanish crown using local labor from the Italian peninsula. Lastly, as far as I know, the term colony started to be used by the British in reference to its territory in North America and was adopted by other European nations when they went into Africa. In these colonies, you don't see local Zulu, Apache or Comanche leaders being brought into as political officers of the colonial power at home. You also see very little historical interracial marriages. In many cases, the locals were trapped into reservations and lived separate lives than the settlers. You also see very little architecture developed by the colonial powers since they were there to extract resources during early capitalist times. It is unfair for me to expect you to know the history of my country since even most Peruvians don't know it. What makes this even more frustrating is that most, if not all, mainstream Peruvian historians tell the true and complete history of Peru but our government schools teach us a very politicized version. There is a lot to gain politically playing the victim role these days as you may be aware.

[@KittiandJon]

@@AncientMarinerNY Thank you for this explanation. We always like to learn a little about the history of the countries we visit because it helps inform and contextualize what we are seeing around us. It makes perfect sense the way you've explained it. History can unfortunately be very political as you say and you don't always know if what you're reading or being taught is the full truth which is sad.