LEAVING LIMA
Having not seen much of Lima, two of us share a taxi into downtown before then sharing another taxi to the airport. As we are both carrying all our luggage, we decide on Lima's Plaza de Armas as a central location where one of us can wander and take photos while the other guards the bags. I head off first. The Plaza consists of both a cathedral and the Palacio de Gobierno, complete with armed guards and armored vehicles. Two police officers patrolling the plaza flag down and negotiate a taxi to the airport for us and I last see my companion as she's hurriedly trying to find the gate for her already boarding plane.Both flights home are uneventful. Security is tight and carry-ons are searched in San Salvador. On the flight to LAX, I sit beside a girl that reminds me of the actress Summer Glau--as she spends most of the flight with a blanket over her head, we don't get to talk much. Security is also tight leaving baggage claim in LA. Coming off the plane from El Salvador, wearing a poncho and carrying an Israeli Mossad tactical duffle bag, I figure I'll be stopped for sure, but there is no problem. I'm back home and back to work in a few days.
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