Lima Delight: A Surprising Thing Happened on the Way to Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is usually the highlight on a trip to Peru, but the nation’s capital, Lima, is also a place to experience history and modernism.

The author, left, and her three companions line up for a picture in Lima's main square, Plaza de Armas. Colleen Thomas/TNS

By Colleen Thomas From Tribune News Service

LIMA, Peru—Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail. Cusco and the Sacred Valley. They are all good reasons for a trip to Peru.