Heathrow - ready to go

Antigua Aitport - first stop

For aeroplane spotters - a DC3 at Antigua airport

Caracas airport - second stop

First view of the Pacific

Coastal geology near Lima

View over Lima from hotel

View over Lima from hotel 2

Interior well of Sheraton Hotel

Night view over Lima

'Palace of Justice' - just across the road from the hotel

Archdiocesan Shrine of the Heart of Jesus - San Pedro Church

Archdiocesan Shrine of the Heart of Jesus - San Pedro - Interior

Plazuela del Cercado - I think....

Pachacamac. Our SWB Land Rover in front of the 'Temple of the Sun'

Eric Bosc's House

Streetside material vendors

Pachacamac. Our SWB Land Rover in front of the 'Temple of the Sun'

Pachacamac bust of Julio C Tello ('father of Peruvian archaeology) worked in the 1920s

Memorial to Max Uhle, German archaeologist who excavated at Pachacamac end of 19thC

Pachacamac. Remnants of painted wall plaster

Pachacamac - detail of adobe bricks

Another view in Pachacamac showing stone built foundations below the mud brick upper parts

Pachacamac 'convent' area - heavily restored. Home to the 'Virgins for the Sun'

Pachacamac. Restored 'convent' area

Pachacamac. 'Temple of the Sun'

Pachacamac 'convent' area - restored

Part of the 'Temple of the Sun' - with an explanation in Spanish

'Cactus garden' looking across to the Pachacamac site

Pachacamac - view over the Pacific

Countryside around Pachacamac - pretty bare

Restored platform and wall at Pachacamac

Street market - crockery and clothing mainly

Market area in Lima. Note the large American car

Street market area - fresh produce stalls

Lima street market - note the 'Tea Room' on left

Street scene and market. Note the Spanish style balconies in the old buildings

Shoemakers from tyres

Street musicians

A collection of herbs and spices for sale

Street photographers

Key cutter stall and note the sewing machines on the left.

Lots going on - and a policeman in the centre

A typical urban bus. You'll see later the rural buses are not in such good condition!

Plaza San Martin (I didn't have a note, identified with AI search tool)

Unknown church

'Modern' house

'Modern' flat roof houses

Many Land Rovers at the agents - you can see an example of a roof rack on the left

A rather damaged Land Rover at the agents (not ours!) Also a bent roof rack a bit like the one we would be getting

View of the 'expressway' in Lima - speed limit 80 kph. I think it was taken from the Land Rover dealers (note vehicles on right)

Lima 'expressway' Looks remarkably modern. Note the dedicated bus lane in the centre

Policemen holding a discussion wile the traffic cop holds up the traffic. This was right outside the hotel. The Spanish on the podium translates as 'Whoever goes slowly goes far'

Hotel room and more Peruvian style decor on the wall. My photo case is on the floor below.

A view of the Sheraton room with 'Peruvian' style tapestry on the wall.

Both of us in the Sheraton room. Note the fashionable (at the time ) of green tie-dye trousers and satin style shirt!

My fishing rod (in two parts) and the tube it was shipped in (and the bag it lives in)

My fishing rod assembled - it is 10 foot long (3m) It is a Richard Walker Carp Mark IV G (glass fibre version) - only angling geeks will be impressed!

My much travelled tripod - it did have a case but that has since disappeared. I took it all around Peru but as far as I can remember only used it once