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In this July 21, 2013 photo, a mother plays with her son in a communal playground at the Cerro de Papa neighborhood of Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 17, 2013 photo, two drunk men walk on a dirt road at the Santa Maria neighborhood in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this Aug. 12, 2013 photo, two elderly women visit the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 27, 2013 photo, a couple play at the waterfront promenade in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this Aug. 1, 2013 photo, a billboard advertising ocean view lots is seen next to the Pan-American highway in the outskirts of Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 8, 2013 photo, Raul Santana, 50, looks at posters announcing Cumbia music shows in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this Aug. 6, 2013 photo, children light a bonfire at the Virgen de las Mercedes neighborhood in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Of course no one suffers Lima's winters like the poor huddled in its hilly, fog-draped peripheries. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this June 28, 2013 photo, a man leans forward to show the drops of water in his hair during an intense drizzle in downtown Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Barometers often read 100 percent humidity, and rheumatoid and bronchial ailments soar in the city of 9 million. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this Aug. 12, 2013 photo, a man approaches his motorcycle taxi during a foggy morning at the Santa Maria neighborhood in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Of course no one suffers Lima's winters like the poor huddled in its hilly, fog-draped peripheries. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 9, 2013 photo, a shopkeeper takes a break in the Chinese neighborhood in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 2, 2013 photo, children get out of the sea at the end of a surfing lesson in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 19, 2013 photo, a pastor, left, leads a prayer during Maira Condori's burial at the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 17, 2013 photo, trees are seen throw a net that is used to collect water for irrigation from the thick fog in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Barometers often read 100 percent humidity, and rheumatoid and bronchial ailments soar in the city of 9 million. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 2, 2013 photo, members of "Amaral", a Cumbia music band, tape a promotional video back dropped by the "Christ of the Pacific" statue in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 24, 2013 photo, Yunet Valenzuela heads home with her daughter Meliza Abigail Diaz in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Of course no one suffers Lima's winters like the poor huddled in its hilly, fog-draped peripheries. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 24, 2013 photo, the fog covered stairs leading up to the Bella Vista del Paraiso neighborhood are seen in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 11, 2013 photo, Cristian Lozada, 18, practices stunts on the sands of the Pachacamac ruins in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this Aug. 13, 2013 photo, stray dogs are seen in the Virgen de las Mercedes neighborhood of Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 8, 2013 photo, grey sky and a palm tree is reflected in the window of a public bus in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 3, 2013 photo, a woman watch at the Pacific Ocean from a waterfront promenade in the Chorrillos neighborhood of Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 19, 2013 photo, a dog stands on top of an abandoned car in the Villa Lourdes neighborhood of Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. The cold Humboldt current that runs north from Antarctica along the coast is the culprit, colliding with the warmer tropical atmosphere to create the blinding mists called "garua" in coastal Chile and Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this July 17, 2013 photo, a girl sits next to clothes hanging to dry in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. In one cardboard-and-wood shack, 41-year-old Digna Salvador tells a visiting journalist that it takes her clothing 12 days to dry on the line. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )

In this Aug. 4, 2013 photo, children stand at a muddy road during an intense drizzle in Lima, Peru. For roughly four months a year, the sun abandons Peru's seaside desert capital, suffocating it under a ponderous gray cloudbank and fog that coats the city with nighttime drizzles. Limenos don scarfs and jackets and complain of slipping into a gloom of seasonal depression. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ( Peru Leaden Lima Photo Gallery )