Lima Travel Blog

Suspiro de Limeña, one of Peru's flagship desserts (Photo: Perumuchogusto.com) Following with one of our recent posts, this time we are presenting you one of the most emblematic desserts in Lima, called Suspiro de Limeña, which literally means “The sigh of a Limenian woman”. Nowadays...

Traffic-Jam, Lima. (Photo: Isabel Guerra). Lima’s traffic can be… chaotic. Well, that’s just a word; actually it can be chaotic, dangerous, noisy, stressful, slow, desperating, critical, polluting… etc. In fact, according to official information published by the press, Lima’s...

Officially, we are in fall, but this year the weather is still nicely warm and sunny. Anyway, in Lima you never know, and one of these mornings temperatures will start to go down. And by then you will surely want to try an old half beverage, half dessert, very typical Limenian thing; the “champuz”. Boiling...

Mounted police officer. Lima, Peru (Photo: Roberto Young/Flickr) We maybe biased, but honestly, we do not think that Lima is specially dangerous, nor that staying there poses a higher risk for your personaly safety than in any other big city. Yes, there are some flaws, but if you keep your eyes open...

During the Spanish Viceroyalty times, sugar was a very valuable good for Limenians. So valuable and so demanded that in fact the governments had to issue several ordinances regulating its trade and the commercial and domestic usages. And the reason remains valid nowadays: Limenians love desserts. Local...

Rafting in Lunahuaná river (Photo: Martín García/Flickr) Ok, maybe you just want to escape from the big city and relax. You are not the only one; thousands of Limenians use these long Easter weekend for turning back to nature, traveling and camping. There are some good options for camping near Lima:...

Peruvian actor Mario Valencia performing the Via Crucis in Lima (Photo: Carlos Diaz/Flickr) The Peruvian artist Mario Valencia, who has performed in Lima a live representation of the Passion of Christ during almost 30 years, will do so again this year, on Friday, April 22nd, Good Friday,[in Spanish]...

Santo Domingo Church, Lima, Peru (Photo: Chimi Fotos/Flickr) Lima, the capital city of Peru, was founded by Spanish conquistadores, who brought the Catholicism here. As a result, nowadays you can see lots, lots of churches spread along the city, but very specially in Lima Downtown, the historic section...

Cathedral of Lima, Peru (Photo: Isabel Guerra) You may be a believer, or you may be not. But if you are in Lima for Easter Holidays, you have to see and share some of the local religious celebrations.  The Lima Archbishopric has issued a complete online guide in Spanish about the religious services,...

Colmena Avenue, Downtown Lima (Photo: Martintoy/Flickr) Lima may look like a pretty conservative city and in fact a great part of its populations is conservative indeed. But sometimes things are not exactly as they look like, and despite the mild-mannered, lay-low character of this city. it can surprise...