[Rockhounds] Lima Mineral Market

[John Scully]

Hi, Larry

No, it was not that.  This was (is??) a market with several dozen stalls
that sold minerals all week long.  It was in a very bad hood, and the
sellers were very worried about showing any money during a transaction.
But, they had great specimens and would bring more to your hotel.  I love
it and would very much like to find it again.
☺

On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM, <larryrush at att.net> wrote:

> John: If you are referring to the miners who sold pyrite, et al, in the
> Lima park on Saturday nights, I have heard that they no longer do. No
> verification for that, just something I heard some time back. Evidently, it
> ended when the copper mines closed down. Quite a loss for collectors of
> fine Peruvian minerals!!
>
> Larry Rush
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> John Scully
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> Subject: [Rockhounds] Lima Mineral Market
>
> The Washington Post recently published a list of the top 50 restaurants in
> the world, and three of them are in Lima, Peru.  I rashly but happily made
> reservations to treat my wife to a trip to Lima to do these three
> (hopefully, we can get reservations!).  I went to Lima 20 years ago with a
> friend named Dick Dale, and he took me to a really cool mineral market in a
> really bad hood.  I don’t suppose anyone knows if it is still in existence
> and the address?
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