Lima

We made it! At about one in the morning, we walked through the customs gate to look for our taxi driver, Sr. Sanchez, holding a sign with our name on a white board. We looked, and looked, and even waited out a fight that had to be broken up by the police. But no Sr. Sanchez. We finally agreed to go with a randomn taxi driver who called our hotel to get directions. But suspicously there were no rooms available at the hotel! I spoke with the lady on the phone and told her we had reservations, unfortunately, this is the week of their Independence Day (Fiesta de la Patria) so there is ¨mucho turismo¨ according to the taxi driver and reservations in peru are only ¨chicha.¨ Don´t worry, he said, I know a place that is safe and cheap. Sure enough, he drove us to a little hostal near the Parque Central and woke up the owner (his friend) to give us a room. I was just glad to have a bed, pillow, and blanket. I called this morning to clarify things with our original accommodations...she accidentally reserved our room for the 28 and 29th of august, not july! Luckily they have a room for us tonight so we are on our way...Cusco tomorrow!