July 1, 2026
In the Peruvian capital – an urban coastal ramble.
Cities come in all shapes and sizes. There are the standout urban projects – like the island-city-state of Singapore. There are megacities that really lucked out with phenomenal natural beauty all around them – Rio de Janeiro, for instance. There are imperial capitals – St. Petersburg, say, or Beijing. And there are plenty of cities with some special “thing” all of their own – I once even drew up my own Top-20 of the very best cities (in my strictly personal, not-always-objective opinion); and at one point I came up with my own Top-100 most beautiful places in the world list, too.
Oh – I got carried away there with my countries and cities and various lists. Now, where was I? Ah, yes: I was building up to introducing Peru’s capital, Lima (here). And it turns out that, though it’s not quite a “megacity” that lucked out with phenomenal natural beauty all around it, it did still luck out. And that’s mainly because it sits high up on the Pacific Ocean shore; and the resultant views are oh-my-gorgeous…
And you can take a nice contemplative stroll here too, along a 3-4km route along a shore-hugging park, with all sorts of views, the odd art installation, and the occasional spot of entertainment. There’s also a pretty decent shopping mall (and since my luggage had gone missing by this point – with its whereabouts anyone’s guess – I had to do some clothes shopping along the way too)…
So – a glance right, a glance left, and off we go for a stroll!
Birds gliding around in the updrafts:
Off in the distance, traffic hurries about its business ->
Meanwhile we carry on along our chosen route, gawking this way and that:
Paragliders paragliding – taking tourists up for a spin:
Nice!
Gaudi-inspired, I’m guessing:
Ooh, what’s this?
Art installation? Or a safety demonstration on how to revive someone who’s gotten into trouble in the ocean? :0)
Lush!
And that was our walk. If ever you’re in Lima – check out this ocean-side route. Highly recommended!
Next up – our partner conference!…
