One of the oldest, surviving houses in the new world was built in Lima by Capt. Jeronimo del Alagio in 1535, the land was given to him Pizarro for faithful service during the Inca Conquest and sits to the left of the Presidential Palace that Pizarro built himself. We went looking for the house when we were in Lima as it still exists but all of the surrounding lands have been sold off over the years to commercial interests so it is hidden in a maze of a bazaar, it is still occupied by a direct descendant of Jeronimo.
It's not in the guide books so you normally have to book a viewing through an agency that is allowed in twice a month, we spent an hour wandering around in the hot sun trying to find it and were about to give up when we noticed these two armed guards in front of a wooden door between and ice cream shop and a novelty store. In broken Spanish I chatted up the guy with the assault shotgun and he got us in for a private viewing for $30 US. Inside is the oldest private chapel in the New World and housed in a glass case is the original sword or the conquistador Jeronimo del Alagio.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.That is pretty darn cool!
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It was surprisingly cool inside the old hacienda which sprawled back from the carriage door for half a block, outside it was oppressively hot and humid. The doorman I slipped the money to told me not to disturb the owner who was a tall, older gentleman I saw briefly who I gave a nod and a smile to, he was very aristocratic but you could tell the family had seen better times as they were letting me in for $30. (the tour service wanted $150 if I remember correctly so $30 was probably his cut) I took a few photos from the hip because they said no photos, most didn't come out but the doorman did let me go up to the case and take a pic of the sword, it is in the piano room behind a velvet rope like you would find at an older cinema.
BTW, that's my hot and tired wife standing beside the lamp post, ready to give up and call it a missed adventure. I had stepped back to the wall of the Presidential Palace and that's when I noticed the gates to the carriage entrance and the old windows above it, the stone guides that help to line up the carriage as it enters the casa were deeply worn by centuries of use, I knew it had to be the place.
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