Futbol

In Lima on Sunday we found a soccer game...Alianza Lima versus Atletico Minero. Apparently Alianza is one of the better Peruvian premier league teams. So we tell the folks at our hotel that we are interested in trying to go to the game and they help us, but are concerned...they made us send a taxi driver to the stadium to purchase the tix ahead of time, and then as we were leaving, told me, "take no money, do not even wear a watch!" Apparently concerned that we would be robbed by the drunken mob. So we went and the crowd was indeed rowdy...the hardcore fan section separated from what appeared to be a family section (where they made sure we sat) by coils of razor wire. It was a fun time, a big upset, and we did not even get mugged. A perfect Sunday evening in Lima! (sorry no photos...if watches were off limits, we figured we should leave the camera at home).