MAIN TOURISTIC ATTRACTIONS
Location: The Department of Lima is located in the central-western zone of Perú. Its limits are: The Pacific Ocean in the west, the Departments of Huanuco, Pasco and Junín in the east, Ica and Huancavelica in the south and Ancash in the north.
Climate: The climate in this area of the Pacific presents two very marked seasons, one in summer and the other in winter. Summer, between December and March is sunny but with frequent fog and temperatures that can reach 30 °C. Winter from May to September, is very humid, with an average temperature of 18°C and a persistent coastal fog or garua. The rains are almost non-existent.
Area: 33.820 square kilometers.
Capital: Lima. It extends to the edge of the coastal desert, in the center of the arid Peruvian coast.
TOURÍSTIC OFFER
The city of Lima
Lima surroundings
The tourist potential of the Department of Lima is concentrated mainly in the metropolitan capital, city of Kings and Virreyes, colonial architecture that its part of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity, museums, art galleries, archaeological remains, markets, etc., Lima like Arequipa, is also a renowned gastronomic center of international reference.
THE CITY OF LIMA
Lima is an obligatory point of passage for those who visit Perú, since its airport receives all the intercontinental flights that arrive in the country.
Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro in January 1.535 with the name of “City of Kings”. In its origins the new capital occupied the old valley of the Rimac River due to the strategic location of its port, and in a few years it quickly expanded, becoming the most important and richest colonial city in all of South America.
MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS (HISTORIC CENTER):
Plazas
- Plaza Mayor (Plaza de Armas)
- San Martín Square
Temples and Religious Buildings
- Catedral
- Church of Santo Domingo
- Church of la Merced
- Church of San Francisco
- Church of San Pedro
- Church of San Agustín
- Santa Clara Convent
- Convent of the Barefoot
Colonial Buildings
- Palacio Torre Tagle
- House of Aliaga
- House of Pilatos
- House of Oquendo
- House of Riva Aguero
- House of Ricardo Palma
Outside the historic center there are numerous places that are of interest from a tourist point of view.
- The Rimac and the Plaza de Acho
- Callao and Punta
- Barrios Altos and China Town
- Barranco and Chorrillos
- Miraflores and San Isidro
Archaeological sites:
- Huaca Huallamarca
- Huaca Juliana
- Huaca Pucllana
Lima also has a wide variety of museums, some of them of high quality:
- Perú Gold Museum
- Museum of the Nation
- Rafael Larco Herrera Museum
- Prado de Osma Museum
- National Museum of Anthropology and Archeology
- National Museum of the Republic
- Royal FelipeFort Museum
- Art Museum
- Italian Art Museum
- Amano Museum
- Museum of Natural History
- Inquisition Museum
- Bullfighting Museum
SURROUNDINGS OF THE CITY OF LIMA
Leaving the metropolitan city, it is possible to find different points of touristic interest, both in its immediate surroundings and others in more remote areas, which are easily accessible by road.
Main tourist resources:
- Pachacámac: Inca and pre-inca archaeological site
- Purucucho: Inca archaeological site
- Paramonga: Chimú archaeological site
- Cajamarquilla: Wari archaeological site
- Marcahuasi: archaeological remains and esoteric center
- Cerro de San Cristóbal: panoramic viewpoint
- Pantano de Villa: aea of natural interest (wetlands)
- Lomas de Lachay: área of natural interest (coastal hills)
- Bosques de Zarate: área of natural interest (native forest)
- Palomino Ilands: áreaof natural interest (marine fauna)
- Costa Verde: circuit of Beaches de playas Ancón: seaside resort
