Blood, fires and naughty corners.

Granadilla
it's a very popular fruit here in Peru. It's native to Central and South America and it grows
in sub-tropical climates at altitudes of 900 to 2700 meters above sea level.
It has high levels of phosphorous and good laxative qualities.
It tastes sweet and refreshing.

At the local park where the local oldies get together on the weeknights  to enjoy
listening and dancing to old tunes .

We are still eating our greens Mum. "I got photos"
and drinking my beers Boys!

It's not coke nether a hand soap dispenser . It's cloth detergent in a coke bottle for your dirty hands
at the local market toilets. It worked.

Whole chickens anyone !
At the Central Markets in Lima

Whole mini chickens anyone !
At Chinatown next to the Central Markets in Lima.
These are not mini chickens they are actual quails and i didn't dare , sorry people
not enough guts.

Madeline and I using public transport. The bloke on the left is the "cobrador"
he is the money collector , hangs around the bus door, verbally communicates with
the driver about people going in or out of the bus and loudly yells out the names of the next few
destination to the people on the streets.
Madeline thinks it's a pretty funny and cool job!

The Catholic Inquisition in Lima.
The Peruvian inquisition was first established by the church in 1570 till 1820, their main purpose was to judge,
torture and execute in the name of the church in other words they were a bunch of blood thirsty bastards.
The crimes could  be heresy, sorcery and witchcraft 

He could be there for days and even weeks waiting for a good feet massage

He was training gymnastics for the Olympics.
Poor bloke apparently he was lifted a few meters off the ground and then let down free-falling  
only to stop a short distance before hitting the ground.

Now.  This is the REAL naughty corner .

Physiotherapy Inquisition style.
the bloke on the right has a mask for insurance purposes just in case he turn the wheel a bit too much.

El Garrote.
A form of execution by strangulation.
 

Another form of torture by placing a funnel down the throat and pouring
water in it.
 

The real Dungeons

more dungeons

The Guards at the Presidential Palace.
They belong to an army regiment call "Los Husares de Junin"
The same regiment of soldiers that fought ferociously to turn around a loosing
battle between  the Peruvian Patriots and the Spanish Royalist in 1822. 

Whilst walking around Lima centre saw this fire truck going flat out.  

Then i turn around only to find out where it was going. cool.
the news that afternoon reported a fire that destroyed several shops luckily
no fatal casualties .