On this overcast yet wonderful day, we embarked on a journey to the Lima Zoo. There was quite a surplus of things to do, and our first stop was the Museo de Sitio. This museum contained many different artifacts and models of pre-Colombian buildings/structures, the most important being the Huacas.

Depicted in the photos above are a model of what an untampered with Huaca would look like and an actual Huaca that we walked around on, respectively.

One notable characteristic about the Huacas (and many other pre-Colombian structures) is that most of the geometry is rectilinear. In other words, there aren't many curved or round structures. Perhaps one of many reasons for this phenomenon could be the much greater ease by which rectilinear structures are built as opposed to any other kinds of structures. While clearly sophisticated enough to construct buildings, perhaps the Inca and other pre-Colombian societies did not possess the calculus knowledge needed to successfully build round structures as large and as structurally sound as buildings must be.

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After studying the Huacas and seeing all that they had to offer, we finally got to trek through the gigantic zoo. I got to see many animals that I've never seen in real life before, the most amazing of which, to me, was the black swan.

In addition to the swan, I got to see brown bears, black bears, ostriches, emus, cockatiels, parakeets, zebras, giraffes, water buffalo, baboons, and tortoises, and penguins, among many others. This was definitely the most exciting day for me so far, even though my feet have been aching horribly from all of the walking around. However, it's completely worth for all of the fun I'm having and the knowledge and culture that I'm gaining. Now I'm just going to include some more animal pictures because I thought my photography skills on this day were quite masterly.