Lima, Peru | Tuesday 06 January 2009 10:40 | |
The aftermath of long New Year's Eve and Day celebrations were felt yesterday as huge piles of trash could be seen on the streets and avenues in several of Metropolitan Lima's streets, reported Correo Daily.
After recovering from the partying and late-night antics from celebrating the new year, why not relax and spend New Year’s day at the Parque de la Reserva for a magnificent water fountain music show.
About 100,000 vehicles will gather on southern beaches of Lima during this long weekend starting on January 1st, 2009, estimated Armando Molina, representative of Lima’s municipality.
This summer, the Peruvian chapter of Salvavidas International, a life guard organization, will team with Jacksonville Beach Lifeguards from Florida (U.S.) in training local Peruvians on how to be lifeguards.
Last night, some unidentified robbers broke into a local jewelry store in Miraflores stealing US$41 thousand dollars worth. According to local police, the jewelry store was broken into through the skylight.
Get out you're lucky pair of under garments because this New Year's celebration thousand have thousands of Peruvians wait for the clock to strike midnight.
What a coincidence the holiday brings. On Christmas day, Virgin Mary, a 20-year-old Peruvian woman, gave birth to a baby boy named Jesus according to local media. The baby’s father, Adolfo Jorge Huamani, 24, is a carpenter. Already, many locals compared the father to the carpenter Joseph. Reason being? Just because apparently.
For the residents living in Miraflores, many are split on the new traffic changes that will take effect this Monday to increase the flow of traffic on major road ways. Beginning early next week, “combis” will be given alternative routes to decrease the flow of traffic on the highly congested avenues of Larco, Pardo, Benavides and Diagonal.
This year, Peruvians are spending around the same or less for this season’s holiday shopping spree. A recent survey by the Universidad de Lima shows that 81.1 percent of Lima and Callao residents plan to spend less money compared to the number of sales generated last year.
Hundreds of Peruvians in Lima took advantage of their first official hot summer day on Sunday by heading to the beach. Costa Verde was a popular hot spot for locals in need of a refreshing dip in the Pacific Ocean.
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