Chapter 1840 Lima asks for a monthly pass
Yang Cheng's tricks finally fooled the general and agreed to an intention order of 12 F15Cs. Although it was just an intention, Yang Cheng was sure to implement the order.
Because after saying goodbye to the general, he took Sanchez on the plane, and he needed to arrive in Peru as fast as possible.
Although the general was fooled in a short time, he would definitely investigate when he returned. Once he was sure that the news was made out of nothing, Yang Cheng would become an international fraudster.
So he had to implement this matter before the Chileans investigated it clearly, and he was ready to reuse the same trick in Peru.
This trip to Peru is also inseparable from Sanchez's help. He contacted a Peruvian diplomat he knew in the past, and the other party was responsible for contacting members of his country and having an emergency meeting with Yang Cheng.
The plane landed at the Lima Airport, the capital of Peru, in the face of a thunderstorm. The landing process was quite dangerous. It almost passed by the thunderstorm. It was dark again, and it landed in the heavy rain with the wind. This operation showed both stability and sao.
There is no way, Yang Cheng's crew used to drive fighter jets, and his radical posture style is no less than that of pilots of combat nations. It would be nice to play with cobra maneuver without driving a Boeing 787. Can't land if you can't land if you thunderstorms? Sorry, it doesn't exist in the dictionary.
Speaking of which, Yang Cheng has no luck. It rains in Chile and Peru. Lima’s drought is famous. There are not a few rains in summer. No, it should be said that there are not many rains throughout the year. There are very few heavy rains and thunderstorms like this. He actually dared to be right. Sanchez joked that Yang Cheng seemed to be blessed by God.
Because there was too late, the person Sanchez looked for did not pick him up at the airport, so he had no choice but to rent a car by himself.
Of course, Yang Cheng didn't have to work on these trivial matters, and someone quickly finished them. After the ground staff handled the entry into the city, everyone got on the convoy and drove towards the main urban area.
There is no expressway when the airport enters the city. It is the peak of the evening. The road is quite congested, the traffic order is very chaotic, and most cars are very shabby. If it weren't for this heavy rain, the air would have been very poor.
Yang Cheng sat in a Mercedes-Benz and turned his head to look out the window. The vehicles running on the streets under the rain were mainly Korean and RB cars. European cars are more common with Renault and Volkswagen's civilian brands, while American cars are generally Chevrolet.
Occasionally, you can see several Z-country brands, and the number is not small. Basically, several brands that are well-known to domestic people can see, but judging from the car conditions, it is estimated that a large part of them are used cars.
Anyway, it is difficult to see new cars on the street from the airport, and even more luxurious cars are rare.
The Mercedes-Benz convoy that Yang Cheng and others were riding was like a king parade. Many vehicles consciously gave way to the road to avoid ramming the distinguished guests.
Peru has a strange terrain, with a long Pacific coastline, and many coastal cities have very low altitudes. Although Lima is near the sea, it is the second largest arid city in the world and basically does not rain.
A little further to the mainland is the Andes Mountains, which can be reached at once. Many mainland cities are more than 3,000 meters, and further to the inside is rainforest, especially in the northeast is the Amazon Basin.
The airport is located by the sea. The hotel booked by Yang Cheng is located in the Miraflores district, which belongs to the wealthy area of Lima and is also located on the seafront. Therefore, the convoy is walking along the coastal road. On the other side of the seafront are cliffs, and buildings such as residential buildings are all on the mountain.
Compared with the prosperity and lively coastal areas of other countries, most of the coastal areas of Lima seem desolate. Not to mention tourists, even locals cannot see a few. Of course, it may be because of the rain that people have run into the room to shelter from the rain. Along the way, there are also many construction sites with lights lighted. I wonder if they are building a coastal hotel or a mansion with sea view.
The convoy drove on the road for about an hour before he arrived at the hotel. Yang Cheng directly booked a few luxurious suites, so there was no problem of not having a house to live in.
The lobby manager is personally responsible for the leadership and helps with the registration.
The thunderstorm is coming and going quickly. It took only a while for the time to stop the rain. Fortunately, it was at night, and the darkness could make the coolness after the rain last longer.
After checking in, Yang Cheng went back to his room to rest. The meeting was arranged tomorrow night. He prepared to have a good rest, and he would stroll around Lima during the day and fool people at night.
Originally, this trip was a business trip, and both business and travel were not delayed.
No words all night...
The next morning, after having a normal Western breakfast in the hotel, Yang Cheng took the bus to the old town of Lima, where some historic buildings were concentrated, but they were far away from the Miraflores District.
Sanchez has been to Lima many times and can be used as a tour guide for Yang Cheng, so naturally he doesn't have to hire another guide.
According to his introduction, Yang Cheng thought Peru was a bit interesting. Almost all cities have a central square, and each square is called the Plaza of Weapons, and Santiago, the capital of Chile, also has a Plaza of Weapons.
The two squares are similar. Around Lima's Arms Square, buildings such as the Cathedral and Tonggong were concentrated. There is a fountain in the middle. The cathedral was built in the 16th century. Not long after the Spanish occupied Peru, it was then damaged by earthquakes.
The whole church is beige, the middle part looks very old and has different colors from the surrounding area. The two bell towers are the most eye-catching. If you want to go in and visit, you naturally need to buy tickets.
However, Yang Cheng is not a Catholic, so he is naturally not interested. He just wandered around outside and didn't want to go in, but Sanchez asked Yang Cheng to go into the church, but he had no choice but to follow him. Whether Peruvian or Chilean, they are all devout Catholics. They had to go in and pray when they saw the cathedral.
In terms of piety, Peruvians may be more pious than Chileans. Since the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire, Catholicism has been constantly infiltrating Peru and merged with local primitive religions.
The mother of the earth in Peru, Pacha, is already in the same shape as the Virgin Mary, so even in the mountains, there are many believers in the native language.
This has resulted in cities and countryside where there are churches everywhere, more than Inca ruins. Many churches are decorated with luxurious decorations, especially gilded silver-plated decorations, which also have local characteristics in the decoration.
Yang Cheng and the others bought tickets and entered the cathedral. As soon as they entered, they saw a picture hanging on their right hand with a corpse painted on it. This is Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru.
Pizarro is a very legendary man. He is a gangster himself and has no culture. To put it bluntly, he is illiterate. After coming to South America, the troops of about a hundred people conquered the powerful Inca Empire by means of kidnapping and blackmailing. Lima was founded by him.
But like many great people, they died in internal struggles later.
There is a coffin hidden in the chapel at the entrance of the church. It is said to be Pizarro's, but a corpse was found in the basement in the 1970s. It was confirmed that this was Pizarro himself. He died here anyway.
The interior of the cathedral does not look luxurious, but the frescoes, carvings and decorations inside the chapel for several weeks are very beautiful. Even if you don’t understand it, it is pleasing to the eye.
The wood carvings on the choir seat in the middle are also very exquisite. Here is the basement below, which is buried with the corpses of believers of that year, and there are exquisite cultural relics on the flanks. The interior is still very rich and the ticket price is not expensive. It is good to come in and take a look.
After leaving the church, the General Tong Mansion was next to it. Jose St. Martin, the liberator of South America, declared Peru independence from Spain.
The location of the General Tonggong Mansion has not changed. At 12 o'clock every day, the General Tonggong Mansion will hold a guard change ceremony. Many tourists gather outside the iron railings of the General Tonggong Mansion compound to watch.
Actually, it’s not interesting. Yang Cheng has also seen a similar shift ceremony in the UK, just a show, which has no practical significance. The key is that the time is not short and it is a bit boring. It’s just that the military band first comes out with the accompaniment of the snare drum, and then the guards. These soldiers are wearing special uniforms, carrying rifles with national flags on their shoulders, and stepping up their legs.
Chapter completed!