Parks, Parks & More Parks

 Down the street about 3 blocks is the Malecón.  Along the Malecón, are various parks and playgrounds, where we went almost daily to let the kids burn endless calories

 In the evening, we went to see the water fountains.  A park with many interactive and entertaining water fountains that dance, light-up and refresh.

 Also refreshing: Inka Kola, Chicha Morada, tropical fruit juices... Not so refreshing but certainly yummy and cholesterol inducing: The Peruvian Churro (not your average Churro).  These are stuffed with delicious Manjar Blanco.  Our son may be the only person on the planet to turn down a fried, sugary pastery, stuffed with caramelized goodness, and opt for OJ...

 (Above:  the only use that these "Machu Picchu" sun hats ever got!)

 More parks on the Malecón

 (this one had an old boat--converted into a play structure = genious!)

 (If only this thing had a lock on it...we adults would have gladly set this contraption on spin cycle and had ourselves a cocktail!)

 Parque de Leyendas

 We dont have black panthers at our local zoo back home!

 just a pretty picture in Barranco

Sometimes I wondered why we spent all of that money to fly out to Peru, when these kids were content to chase bubbles along the corridor and frequent the neighborhood park...but then I remembered: familia!!!  It really was a wonderful time!!!