3 days in Lima

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A 3 day visit to Lima and its Restaurants, Museums, Pre- Inca ruins and important sites.

Author: Jennifer


Day 1 - Lima


A full day to be spent in downtown Lima. Start at Plaza de Armas at around 9 am. Get there by taxi or private tour for the day.Do not carry jewelry or be to flashy to avoid pickpockets. See architecture of Palacio Municipal and Arzobispado, important to note the wood balconies. Visit the Cathedral and the museum inside. Walk towards San Francisco church and catacombs. If hungry, have sandwich at Cordanos. Walk towards the river and see Alameda Chabuca Granda and the old walls of the city.Go back towards the Plaza and via the desamparados old trains station and then the Post office going towards Santo Domingo Church and convent.Go back to Plaza an do the Calesa ride or go to the bus to he top of San Cristobal mountain.Walk to the Inquisition museum and Torre Tagle Palace. Keep on going towards Chinatown and visit the Congress building.Stroll around Chinatown and have lunch at Wa Lok chifa restaurant. Get back on the taxi and visit Paseo Colon, Palacio de Justicia and other sites around downtown Lima. Ensure early reservations at Astrid & Gaston for a nice dinner. Maybe a nightcap at Bartini later. Call it a full day.


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Alameda Chabuca Granda

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Alameda Chabuca Granda
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 315 1300


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Wa Lok

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Jirón Paruro 864
Barrio Chino
Lima, Peru

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51 1 427 2656


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Cordano (El)

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Jr, Ancas s/n
Lima 1 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 270181


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Casa De La Riva Agüero

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Jirón Camaná 459
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 427 7678


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Plaza San Martín

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Avenida Nicolás de Piérola,
cuadra 9
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Plaza Mayor (Plaza de Armas )

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Plaza Mayor
Centro Urbano
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 315 1300


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Paseo Colón

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Esquina Avenida Wilson y Avenida 9 de Diciembre
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Palacio de Torre Tagle

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Jirón Ucayali 363
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 311 2400


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Palacio de Justicia

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Avenida Paseo de la República
, cuadra 2
Lima, Peru


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Palacio de Gobierno

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Plaza Mayor
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 444 3027


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Palacio Municipal

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Jirón de la Unión sin número, Plaza de Armas
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Palacio Arzobispal

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Plaza de Armas de Lima
Costado de la Catedral
Lima, Peru

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+511 4275980


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Cerro San Cristóbal

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Near the Rimac River
Lima 1 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 315 1300


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Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo

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Conde de Superunda 200
Lima 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 427 6793


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Iglesia de San Pedro

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Azángaro 451 and Ucayali
Lima 1 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 428 3010 , 428-3017


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Iglesia de San Francisco y Museo

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Plaza de San Francisco
Lima 1 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 4271381


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Iglesia de San Agustín

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Jirón Ica, cuadra 2
Cuadra 2
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Casa de Aliaga

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Jirón de la Unión 224
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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Lima Tours: +51 1 617 6000


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Convento de los Descalzos (El)

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Alameda de los Descalzos s/n
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 444 3027


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China Town

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Calle Paruro
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Casa del Oidor

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Plaza Mayor
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 444 3027


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Calesas Clásicas

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Plaza Mayor
LM 01 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Catedral de Lima (La)

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Plaza Mayor
Lado este de la Plaza Mayor de Lima, Jirón Carabaya
Lima 1 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 427 9647


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Second Home Peru

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366 Barranco
Barranco
Lima, PE

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51 1 477 5021


Day 2 - Lima


A day to visit other Lima neighborhoods and some Pre Inca Ruins. Walk from hotel to Puente de los Suspiros and the monument to Chabuca Granda in Barranco. Take a tour to Pachacamac ruins. All morning. Lunch at Kapallaq seafood restaurant, make reservations just in case. Do not miss a Tiradito with toasted Garlic. In the afternoon visit Miraflores, and San Isidro disytricts. Go via the Circuito de Playas road. Visit the Olive tree woods and the Parque del Amor. HuacaPucllana and Huaca Huallamarca. Go to the gold and arms museum and the Larco Herera museum (do not mix with the Larco Herrera orphanage) Maybe a movies at Larco Mar. Reserve a place at La Dama Juana in Larcomar for dinner and Peruvian music show. A night cap at Bartini afterwars ?


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Puente de los Suspiros

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Puente de los Suspiros
Calle Ayacucho y Bajada a Los Baños
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 315 1300


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Trip to Pachacamac Ruins

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MIRABUS - Miraflores Central Park
(Tourist Information Office)
Lima 18 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 2426699, 4764213


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Barranco

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Barranco
Costa central de Lima
Lima, Peru


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San Isidro

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San Isidro
Costa central de Lima
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 432 3559


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Circuito de Playas "Costa Verde"

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Desde Magdalena hasta Chorrillos
Lima 18 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Pedro de Osma Museum

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Avenida Pedro de Osma 423
\ Lima, Peru

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+51 1 467 0063 / +51 1 467 0141


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Museo de Oro del Perú y Armas del Mundo

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Calle Alonso de Molina 1100
LM 33 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 435 2917


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Museo de la Nación

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Av. Javier Prado Este 2465
San Borja
LM 41 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 476 9875


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Museo Rafael Larco Herrera

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Avenida Bolívar 1515
Lima 21 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 461 1312 , 461 1835


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Miraflores

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Miraflores
Costa central
Lima 18 Lima, Peru

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+51 1 6177272


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Huaca Huallamarca

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Nicolás de Rivera 201
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 222 4124


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Fortaleza de Pachacámac

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Autopista Antigua Panamericana Sur km 31
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


Day 3 - Lima


In the morning get a cab and go to El Callao port area. Hire a tour to visit Isla Fronton and San Lorenzo islands and enjoy the marine life. At least 2 hrs for this activity. Go to Real Felipe fortress and visit. Go to the Navy mseum as well. Have lunch at one of the excellent seafood restaurants in the area,the Rana Verde. In the afternoon go back to Miraflores area and visit the Indian Museum for some shopping for handicrafts or Larcomar for top class stuff.


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Puerto del Callao

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Puerto del Callao
14 km del centro de Lima
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 315 1300


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Isla San Lorenzo

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Isla San Lorenzo
Al noreste del Callao
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 574 8000


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Museo Naval

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Avenida Jorge Chávez 121
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 429 4793


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Isla El Frontón

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Isla El Frontón
A 7 kilómetros del Callao
Lima, Peru

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+51 1 315 1300


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Fortaleza del Real Felipe

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Plazuela de la Independencia
CA 1 Lima, Peru


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