Chilling with Los Limeños

Like Santiago, travelers seem to hate Lima. Its big, crowded, loud, polluted, crime-ridden, and shockingly a nice place. Like Santiago, I could see myself liking living there much more then visiting for a short time. The center has little to offer, Miraflores is too price, and Barranco is too far. They all have charm though that would easily grown on a person after a few months. In particular, the people (Limeños) are friendly. To me, somewhat more than the conservative Santiaguinos or the oddly cold Arequipeños. Plus the former South American capital of the Spanish Empire and the Viceroy of Peru has a little bit of history to it.