Pre-flight announcement

I just bought a Toronto-Lima ticket. I'll be leaving on January 11 and returning on July 11, at least that's the plan. I expect to spend the first few days in Lima and then check out Ayacucho (a possible candidate for my new home away from home, or perhaps it will turn out to be an armpit--who knows?) It will be the rainy season in the sierra, but I've gotten differing reports on just how rainy that is. The most detailed information I've found makes it out to not be too intolerably wet. In any case, I've already booked a hotel in Ayacucho during Semana Santa (Easter Week--April 15-25) since it's supposed to have some of the most spectacular celebrations in South America. This also means that I'll be spending my 50th birthday there.