http://enperublog.com/2009/02/17/could-the-streets-of-lima-be-on-the-verge-of-changing-forever/ All you could ever want to know about Peru Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:03:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://enperublog.com/2009/02/17/could-the-streets-of-lima-be-on-the-verge-of-changing-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-16069 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:59:34 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1986#comment-16069 Yep second hand cars are very expensive in Peru. It would be great to see some of these changes take place. Traffic and associated problems has to be one of Lima’s greatest downfalls.

]]> http://enperublog.com/2009/02/17/could-the-streets-of-lima-be-on-the-verge-of-changing-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-4029 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:56:58 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1986#comment-4029 […] I wrote last month about the attempt by Miraflores to outlaw the engrained habit of horn overuse. Lima is blighted by noise and much of it from people honking incessantly in vain attempts to make traffic lights magically change to green, to make traffic jams suddenly clear up or to justify the ignoring of traffic laws. Could the effort by Miraflores, just one district in Metropolitan Lima, start the ball rolling towards a quieter and more pleasant Lima? Who knows. […]

]]> http://enperublog.com/2009/02/17/could-the-streets-of-lima-be-on-the-verge-of-changing-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-3417 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:41:06 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1986#comment-3417 The age and cost of cars here is amazing. A friend of mine recently bought a 2000 model used car for $8,000, which he considered a good deal because he was able to sell his 1998 model also for $8,000.

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