The return to Lima

Well, after spending time in Trujillo, we head back to Lima before starting our journey south.

The journey was great until we hit traffic about 40km from the centre of Lima. 8 lanes of traffic, in each direction were at a complete standstill. At one point, there were about a dozen cars, all in the middle of a large junction and all intending to go in different directions.

It took another 1hr 45 to get to the bus station. Almost 12 hours on a bus but the time seemed to go really quickly.

We just had time to check in, grab a takeaway, jump in the shower and hit the sack. It's a 6.30 pickup in the morning...... good night 😴

Not a lot to see today, just some random pics along the journey, taken from the bus.

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