Thursday 26 April - 2pm here, 5am in NZ

Technology is great - but sometimes a little inaccurate when you're in a high rise apartment, it seems. I just returned from the city centre - about a half hour leisurely walk - and decided to check my direction using the compass app on my phone just around the corner from my apartment - on the sidewalk I determined that the best way into town (after checking my compass heading against the sun) was a heading of 45 degrees (NE) for about 400 metres then take a side street to the left heading approximately North into town - or you can follow the trolley bus wires in the same general directions (or catch a trolley bus heading to Ave Argentina (the main street) for 280 pesos (NZD  60 cents). Once up on the 26th floor the North heading on my compass app looked more like West, so I'm guessing that it is affected by the steel in the building.
Anyway, I caught a trolley into town and hopped off where it was obviously turning to go back along the other side of Ave. Argentina. A huge copper clad monument on the avenue is testament to the mineral wealth of this nation - copper is king, here!
A short walk further North along Ave. Argentina brought me to a huge department store of several levels, called Jumbo - they sell everything imaginable all on one floor (but the fresh fish didn't look too fresh - the street vendors are a better choice here from what I could see) and I bought a bottle of Sav Blanc for $4.00 and a bottle of Pisco for $12.00 (the national drink of Chile, fiercely contested by Peruvians who claim it as their own) which I'm interested to try. 40% alcohol - same as whiskey so it'll only be a small dram occasionally! My EFT-POS card, which I decided to try for the first time was declined but I assume that was because I didn't understand the terminal's instructions in Spanish - I probably just selected the wrong account to debit. Of note, wherever chicken is sold is the size of the bird - I've never seen such huge thighs and whole birds (growth hormones, maybe??). Looking at some of the population it's possible they eat a lot of chicken - obesity seems to be a big issue here. The fast food outlets in the malls (large, modern air-conditioned malls with big food courts that include all the international brands as well as local brands) always try to sell a "combo meal" when you order just a burger (except Subway, who seem to only sell their subs without fries or drinks). I'm always insistent that I only want the item I've ordered without all the fattening extras.
The cinemas play all the current movies, including Peter Rabbit without subtitles, which I was tempted to see since I've just seen the English language version but in the end gave it a miss.
Outside the malls and back in reality you notice the number of dogs lying around on the pavement asleep and looking hungry and thirsty - some may already be dead, you wouldn't know. They're all large dogs like Alsatians or their crosses and with no birth control measures no doubt they just breed indiscriminately. You need to look where you're stepping for more than one reason!