The capital of Peru Lima is difficult to call a "tourist" city: there was a constant smog, a cluster of millions of people and cars, but nevertheless, its historic center Lima Centro with Spanish colonial mansions declared UNESCO a world cultural heritage site .The story goes that Lima was founded by the Spanish conquistador, Francisco Pizarro in January 1535 as an outpost in the conquest of Peru .Five years after its founding, Lima became the capital of the Spanish colonial authorities and even received the title of "the beautiful, delightful, loyal city of kings" .Lima saw the influx of Spanish nobility, the reign of 40 viceroys (it was called - the City of Kings), and was in 1821 declared the capital of an independent Peru .
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How to get here
There are practically no railways in Peru (except for two or three short lines), you will have to travel by bus or by domestic flights. The cost of a bus ticket is about 8-20 dollars. The cost of round-trip flights on average from 60 to 100 dollars (in high season - from June to September - more expensive).
From Lima you can get to: Pisco (Pisco, Paracas Parish and Paracas Islands, Islas Ballestas) for 3, 5 hours by bus, to Nazca (Nazca, Nazca Desert Line) for 6 hours by bus, to Arequipa (Canyon) Kolka) by plane for an hour, by bus for 16 hours, to Puno (Lake Titicaca) only through a transfer in Arequipa, in Cusco (Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu) per hour by plane and per day by bus, to Huaraz (Huaraz, pastoruri glacier, Chavin ruins, "White Mountains") in 7 hours by bus, to Iquitos (Amazon jungle) for 1 hour 15 min. by plane.
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Climate Lima
Cloudy, rain +27 ° C in the afternoon +22 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +26 ° С in the afternoon +22 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +25 ° C in the afternoon +22 ° C at night ° С water |
| Weather forecast for Lima for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +26 | +27 | +26 | +25 | +22 | +20 | +19 | +19 | +19 | +20 | +22 | +24 |
| at night | +19 | +20 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +16 | +15 | +15 | +15 | +16 | +17 | +18 |
| water | +20 | +21 | +21 | +19 | +19 | +17 | +16 | +16 | +16 | +17 | +18 | +19 |
The main climatic feature of Lima is that, surrounded by sands and bare stones from all directions, it rarely sees direct sunlight, which makes it difficult to break through the constant haze of a gray fog. Regularly the land of Lima is overshadowed by the "garoua" - water dust, shallow and lightweight, almost not tangible. Rain in the city does not happen for years, so all green plantations require human help.
Shopping
Two Indian markets along the city's main road leading to the international airport will take over your attention for a long time. A huge assortment of hand-made Indian souvenirs, national clothes and ornaments will ease your wallets, but colorful ponchos, sombreros, sampons and wonderful pumpkin masks, carpets, toys, woolen yarn, clothes will be an excellent reminder of an exciting journey when you find yourself at home.
You can buy colorful national goods on the main shopping street of the capital - Chiron de la Union.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Lima
We begin, of course, with the historical part of Lima, square Lima, which is called Old Lima, - a small, well-planned part of the city. The area designed by the Spaniards is geometrically absolutely correct, you can check that all the streets of Old Lima intersect at right angles. This layout is called local "Pizarro chess".
Old Lima
The beating of the city is born on the Main Square of Lima. Monument Pizarro is buried in the fragrant greenery of the square, in the center of which is an ancient bronze fountain, the pride of the city of Lima. Hence it is worth diving into the numerous streets, where at every step there are numerous monuments of architecture from the time of the golden age of Spain, those times when the noble hidalgo, who bore the most famous names of Spain, stepped step by step between the slender openwork houses of Lima.
Directly on the square are the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral and the cabildo - the town hall .The best photos are obtained against the backdrop of the Presidential Palace, but the interior is struck by the refinement of paintings, carved mirrors, luxury furniture, covered everywhere by gilding .The royal chic of the Golden Salon, where all the loud official ceremonies take place, such as the president's speech, the reception of foreign ambassadors, makes tourists admire .The intricate wooden balconies of the Archbishop's Palace (cathedral) are no less popular among the history lovers of Peru .
St. Francis Cathedral
The location of Lima's soul is determined not by geographic coordinates, not by magnetic oscillations, but by a special inexplicable radiance emitted by the paintings "Apostles", belonging to the brush of the Spanish painters of the Zurbaran school, stored in the Cathedral of St. Francis. This church is part of the complex of the monastery of the same name, known for its underground tunnels and tombs, which served as a city cemetery during the colonial period.
Lima Square
Other areas of Lima are also interesting for acquaintance. For example, the San Martín Square is famous for the equestrian statue of the Liberator of Peru from the Spanish domination of General José de San Martín, and on the square of the 2nd May a Liberty Column was built, and the Acho Square is crowned with an arena for bullfighting. The area of San Martín and the wide avenue of Nicholas de Piero crossing it, also called Colmena (Ulei), are distinguished by the modern spirit, which shows in the strict lines of high glazed banks buildings, numerous offices, companies, hotels.
Barranco
The lively, colorful quarter of Bohemia - Barranco, where you can easily meet famous artists, musicians and writers, attracts primarily the legendary bridge of sighs, a paradise for lovers who adore kissing to the sound of water and the singing of birds.
South Lima
The southern part of the city is entirely new areas with high-rise buildings made of glass and concrete .On the avenue of Paseo de la Repubblica, the 20-storey Sheraton Hotel and the 32-story tower of the Civic Center, and in the Miraflo-res and San Isidro districts there are gigantic commercial complexes, banking skyscrapers, modern architectural ensembles of residential buildings and luxury hotels , art galleries and exhibition halls .Immediately right on the coast of the Pacific Ocean stretches the Costa Verde region - "Green Coast" .Luxury houses, first-class cafes and restaurants, unspoilt city beaches, busy highway .Since visiting the beaches of Lima is not recommended because of their lack of care and overcrowding by local residents, only in this area tourists can take sunbaths with comfort on the beaches of Caballeros, Signorita, Punto Hermosa, San Bartolo and Naplo .
Night life
In Lima, as in any major city, there is a casino, good discos in the Miraflores area in the entertainment center Larkomar .The nightlife of the Peruvian capital is most active - from Thursday to Sunday morning .There are a lot of good restaurants in Lima .For example, if you want to try seafood and sit on the ocean, the best choice is the restaurant Rosa Nautica .Another, no less remarkable, national restaurant, which is located in the archaeological area, is called Huaca Pucllana, and for true connoisseurs of exotic cuisine Astrid & Gaston with an excellent wine library @.This is expensive restaurants by Peruvian standards, dinner for a person here will cost 100-120 salts (30-40 USD) .
If there is time left, we recommend visiting the seaside district of San Isidro, the "street of lovers" Puente de los Suspiroz, which rides to the viewing platform and several "Indian markets" (Merchado-Indio, Miraflores, Pueblo-Libre, Kennedy Park, etc. .) - they are considered the best places for shopping.
Pachakamak
80 km from the city at an altitude of 3900 m there is a plateau of Markuasi with a lot of megalithic sculptures and rock paintings. At 29 km from Lima lies Pachakamak - the place of worship of the Divine Creator of the Earth and the religious center of the pre-Inca period. And in the valley there are mysterious constructions of Puruchuko and Cajamarcilia.
- To glory to walk at the annual big celebration in honor of the anniversary of the founding of Lima, taking place on January 18 in the central square, then at the foot of the bronze figure of Pizarro all lay wreaths of fragrant flowers.
- Visit the Church of Nazarence to make sure that the Christ depicted in it is black.
- Walk barefoot along Alameda de los Descalzos street, whose name means "Barefoot Street". At the end of the street there is a Franciscan monastery, who gave a vow to walk around for the glory of the Lord.
- In one of Lima's many souvenir boutiques, buy a copy of ancient jars decorated with "erotic scenes."
- Buy in the business center of Lima, gold and silver jewelry, which accurately copy the samples of the jewelry industry of the great Inca empire.
- Visit the unremarkable yellow building of La Casa Matusita in the center of Lima, at the intersection of Garcilas de la Vega and Spanish streets, famous for the occasional ghost promenade through its corridors. It is rumored that once a dinner party in this house turned into a slaughterhouse after the guests took hallucinogens. Since then, the probability of getting a mental trauma when visiting a house is very high.
- Visit the bridge erected in 1610 in Lima from a cement mortar mixed with proteins 10 000 eggs.
- To be photographed in an embrace with the big, but, unfortunately, not fluffy copper statue of Winnie the Pooh, which is installed in the heart of Lima.
Museums of Lima
Amazing samples of ceramics and fabrics are exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Raphael Larko Herrera. Old tapestries still retained the amazing freshness of colors. In one of the rooms of ceramics you involuntarily linger behind the erotic collection, which has no analogues in the world. This is the so-called "ceramic encyclopedia of sex."
Exposition of the National Museum of History, the Colonial Museum tells about the life and history of the country. The secrets of Peru's five thousand-year-old art, from pre-Inca civilizations to the present day, are hidden by the National Museum of Peruvian Culture and the Museum of Art, and the mystical and mysterious Museum of the Inquisition will make the creepy run uncontrollable herds on your back.
The best collection of the ancient fabrics of Peru is collected in the Museum of Amato. The Museum of Gold will practically prove that the skill of the gold masters of the Incas is still unattainable even for advanced European jewelers.
The Museum of the Republic and the National Museum of Anthropology and Archeology will tell you about the colonial and pre-Columbian period of the city's life, the Museum of the Viceroyalty stores examples of furniture, clothing and painting of the colonial period, the Natural History Museum "Javier Prado" and the Gallery of Modern Peruvian Art give an opportunity to look at the creativity of modern Peruvian artists. Photos of Lima (3)