WHAT ARE THE TOURIST PLACES IN LIMA? WHAT TO VISIT? UNMISSABLE EVENTS, PARKS, PLACES AND TOURS. TOURISM FOR COUPLES AND CHILDREN. ALL THE PLACES TO VISIT IN THE CAPITAL OF PERU. WHETHER YOU HAVE TWO DAYS, THREE OR A LONGER STAY, LIMA GUARANTEES PLACES TO VISIT IN BULK, IN THE CITY ITSELF OR NEARBY. IT IS A CLASSIC TOURIST DESTINATION WITHIN PERU, AND A GOOD GATEWAY BEFORE A TOUR TO CUSCO OR MACHU PICCHU. LIMA IS THE CAPITAL OF THAT COUNTRY AND, IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE TOURISM CENTERS OF THE INCA CIVILIZATION. GETTING TO KNOW PERU AND ITS CULTURE IS A GREAT START.
WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE IN LIMA?
IT IS A FRIENDLY CITY, WITH A WARM PUBLIC AND READY FOR THE TRAVELER TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. IT HAS A PLEASANT CLIMATE WHERE IT ALWAYS SEEMS AUTUMN OR SPRING. TEMPERATURES DO NOT RISE TOO HIGH AND THERE ARE NO SEVERE COLDS. THE AVERAGE IS AROUND 23/25 DEGREES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH INVITES YOU TO TRAVEL TO LIMA AT ANY TIME. IT HARDLY EVER RAINS, AND IT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN THAT USUALLY SHINES BRIGHTLY. IT IS ON THE EDGE OF THE PACIFIC, ALLOWING YOU TO BRING TOGETHER VARIOUS LANDSCAPES IN ONE CITY: BEACH, RIVERBANK, GREEN AND HILLS.
PLACES TO WALK
WHAT TO DO IN LIMA? PLACES TO VISIT ARE SUPERFLUOUS. LET'S START IN THE CENTER, THE PLAZA MAYOR IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PIECES OF THE RICHEST COLONIAL CULTURE IN AMERICA. THE CATHEDRAL (OPEN DAILY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM - SATURDAYS FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM), WAS REBUILT THREE TIMES AND REBUILT FOUR OTHERS DUE TO EARTHQUAKES. ITS BASE WAS MADE IN ADOBE BY FRANCISCO PIZARRO IN 1535. ITS REMAINS ARE PRESERVED INSIDE THE PROTECTED TEMPLE. ITS INTERIOR IS IMPECCABLE. NEXT TO IT IS THE ARCHIEPISCOPAL HOUSE BUILT IN A NEO-COLONIAL STYLE. THE CIRCUIT OF THE CENTRAL SQUARE IS COMPLETED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND THE MUNICIPAL. A FEW STEPS AWAY, IN THE POST OFFICE PASSAGE, OCCUPYING A BLOCK IS THE CONVENT OF SANTO DOMINGO DE LIMA (MON. TO SAT. FROM 8.30 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. AND FROM 3 P.M. TO 6 P.M., SUN FROM 9 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. ). IT CONSISTS OF A CHURCH, TWO CLOISTERS, A SCHOOL AND TWO COURTYARDS. THE FIRST UNIVERSITY CLASSES IN THE CITY WERE TAUGHT HERE. SANTA ROSA DE LIMA, PATRON SAINT OF THE CITY, IS BURIED IN THE CRYPT OF THE CONVENT. COUNTERPOINT OF THIS RELIGIOUS SITE IS THE CONVENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, IN THE SQUARE OF THE SAME NAME, WHERE ITS DOME WITH MUDEJAR CHARACTERISTICS STANDS OUT, ALMOST THE ONLY THING THAT REMAINS FROM THE ORIGINAL FROM 1625. COLONIAL ART AND THE SCHOOL OF PERU, IN ADDITION TO THE CATACOMBS THEY ARE INESCAPABLE ATTRACTIONS.
IN THE MAIN OUTLINE OF THE CENTER YOU CAN VISIT SOME OF THE PATRICIAN HOUSES , ORIGINAL FROM LIMA'S ARCHITECTURE, WITH ITS CLASSIC CLOSED CARVED WOODEN BALCONIES. AMONG THEM: CASA DEL OIDOR , PALACIO DE TORRE RAGLE , CASA ASPILLAGA AND & NBSP; CASA DE PILATOS AMONG OTHERS. ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND NOW OCCUPY OFFICIAL OFFICES. IT IS AN EXCELLENT FREE TOUR TO COMPLETE AN IDEA ABOUT THE IMAGE OF OLD LIMA.
GOING FROM MUSEUMS
LIMA IS A CITY RICH IN CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC PROPOSALS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY MENTIONED, THE PERUVIAN GOLD MUSEUM AND ARMS OF THE WORLD (FROM MONDAY TO SUNDAY FROM 10.30 TO 18) ARE RECOMMENDED, A GOOD EXPERIENCE TO DO WITH CHILDREN. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHEOLOGY , ANTHROPOLOGY AND MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF PERU (TUES. TO SUN. FROM 9 TO 17) OFFERS A BEAUTIFUL COLONIAL TOUR , WITH GARDENS AND CAFES AND HAS THE ANTECEDENT THAT ITS FACILITIES WERE HOUSED SAN MARTÍN AND BOLÍVAR . THE LARCO MUSEUM , MEANWHILE (MON. TO SUN. FROM 9 TO 22) EXHIBITS 54,000 CERAMIC PIECES. THE MUSEUM OF ART OF LIMA (THURSDAY TO TUESDAY FROM 10 TO 13 AND FROM 14 TO 17) IS THE ONLY ONE THAT ALLOWS A COMPLETE TOUR OF ALL THE EXPRESSIONS AND ARTISTIC PERIODS OF PERU.
< P CLASS = "MSONORMAL" STYLE = "TEXT-ALIGN: JUSTIFY;"> NEARBY VISITS ARE POSSIBLE. CALLAO IS THE MAIN PORT OF PERU AND IS ONLY 13 KILOMETERS FROM LIMA.
LOS BARRIOS DE LIMA
- RIMAC: & NBSP; IT OWES ITS NAME TO THE RÍ OR THAT CROSSES IT, IS THE STONE BRIDGE, THE OLDEST IN THE CITY DATING FROM 1607. IT IS THE MOST POPULAR SITE OF TRADITION WHERE YOU CAN VISIT THE OLDEST BULLRING ON THE CONTINENT (SEASON OF UNMISSABLE EVENTS THAT BEGINS AT THE END OF OCTOBER AND LASTS UNTIL DECEMBER), THE PASEO DE AGUAS , THE QUINTA DE PRESA AND THE CONVENTO DE LOS DESCALZOS .
> - MIRAFLORES: & NBSP; IT IS THE MOST MODERN AND COSMOPOLITAN NEIGHBORHOOD. IT HAS HAD EXTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH IN RECENT DECADES. ITS CORE IS CONCENTRATED IN THE OVALO, A SQUARE WHERE THE MAIN AVENUES ARRIVE AND FROM WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO DIRECTLY REACH THE SEA AND THE LARCOMAR SHOPPING CENTER. THE BEST BEACHES? COSTA VERDE AND REDONDO.
- SAN ISIDRO: IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN MIRAFLORES AND DOWNTOWN AND IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIMA. LARGE TRADITIONAL HOUSES IN THE COLONIAL ERA WERE CONCENTRATED THERE. IDEAL TO VISIT THE OLIVAR AND THE GOLF CLUB THERE. & NBSP;
- BARRANCO: IT IS THE HISTORIC SUMMER SITE OF THE LOCAL BOURGEOISIE . IT IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL BOHEMIAN SPACE - ART GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS OF ALL KINDS, EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT VENUES, THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS, THE PEDRO DE OSMA COLONIAL ART MUSEUM AND THE ELECTRICITY MUSEUM.
- CHORRILLOS: & NBSP; NEXT TO THE BARRANCO, IT IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING THE BEST BEACHES IN THE CITY LIKE LA HERRADURA. THERE IS THE PLANETARY ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY IN MORRO SOLAR.
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GASTRONOMIC TOUR IN LIMA
WHEN YOU ASK YOURSELF WHERE TO EAT IN LIMA YOU FIND A SIMPLE ANSWER: EVERYWHERE. EATING IS THE SIMPLEST PRACTICE IN THE CITY SINCE PERUVIAN CUISINE IS WIDE, VARIED, COSMOPOLITAN AND WITH VERY FRIENDLY FLAVORS FOR ALL PALATES . & NBSP; TO SUCH A POINT THIS IS SO THAT IT IS SPOKEN OF INTERNATIONALLY.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE LIMA WITHOUT HAVING TASTED THE VARIETY OF CORN, POTATOES AND GUINEA PIG, TYPICAL ANIMAL MEAT OF THE REGION. THE MIXTURE WITH EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL CUISINE IS NOTED IN ALL THE LETTERS. IT IS IN LIMA WHERE THERE ARE THREE OF THE 50 BEST RESTAURANTS ON THE PLANET : IN PLACE 5 IS CENTRAL , A CREATION OF VIRGILIO MARTÍNEZ ; MAIDO IS LOCATED EIGHT PLACES LATER, BY THE HAND OF MITSUHARU TSUMURA , WITH ITS ORIENTAL PERUVIAN ENSEMBLE; AND ASTRID Y GASTÓN , BY GASTÓN ACURIO , WHICH OCCUPIES SITE 33. THE THREE ARE THE GREAT ECHO THAT SPREADS FROM THERE AND INVADES IN WHAT, IT IS PREDICTED, WOULD BE THE NEW GASTRONOMIC BOOM!