Monday 4th
March 2013.
After leaving Coquimbo,
Chile, we had two days sailing in calm seas before reaching the sea port of
Callao, gateway to Lima the capital of Peru and jumping off point to Manchu
Picchu. The day was warm and foggy which turned out to be heavy air pollution,
with a temperature of about 23 degrees
Callao is big, and the
largest industrial seaport in Peru and has a population of about 600,000 people.
The place appears old, drab and
dilapidated with very few high rise buildings evident. The area is dry and arid
with a desert type volcanic island guarding the entrance to the port. Callao
virtually merges with the capital of Lima and forms a metropolis of some 8
million inhabitants.
Very few land
excursions were available other than those to Machu Picchu and passengers were
advised that the area was not safe for self organised tours. As we were too
late to book a ship’s organised excursion we restricted our visit to shopping
which was available on the harbour side.
Our next port of call
after a day’s sailing is Manta in Ecuador
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