Lima People & Culture

For a fun shopping day:
The street Jr. de la Union connects the two main squares Plaza de Armas and Plaza San Martin.
It is a pedestrian zone with shops, restaurants, fast food, cinemas and lots of people! PS: There is good shopping oppurtunities in Lima. Nice stuff for good value!

Small port city outside of Lima. It is a relatively dangerous place and you should not travel around at night, especially alone. There are maybe 1 or 2 sight seeing areas, but only go in daytime and with people. Watch for muggers at all times.

Stay at the Original Casa del Mochilero backpackers! It is on the second floor, and so popular that it has many not-so-good copy cats. 14 Soles per night (less than $5) for a dorm room. Hot Water Showers, shared kitchen, dining area, tv room with dvd selection. Amazingly friendly owners make you feel it is your home away from home, and the beds are very warm and comfy. Walking distance to the Vivanda supermarket which bottles its own fresh squeezed orange juice every morning. YUM. Walking distance to buses for Barranco and for Central Lima. Walking distance to the beautiful waterfront. They also have a bulletin board full of volunteer opportunities and have internet which you can pay to use. Miraflores is considered one of the safer areas in Lima, but I have heard stories of people being robbed at night, so still be careful. The hostel is so welcoming, if you are concerned about safety, you don't need to go out at night. Basically it is in my Top 5 hostels of everywhere I have ever been.

Lima is a very Big City, have some the doublet People like Swiss in 1 City!
There is the best, you go to Barranco or Miraflores, the most beautyful districts in Lima...

Not many people used to visit Lima, Peru's capital. Can you imagine what's my best memory in Lima?...it's coke beef. The Inka coke is yellow (not golden) like Taiwan's Vitali and even very similar they way in your tongue. The beef is well-done and terrific... also in taste. BTW, Lima is supposedly abundant for fresh sea food. Actually later on I really tasted some peruvian food in Los Angeles...well it's really just like asian food. Kinda solution for nostagia if any.

After enjoying luke warm asparagus soup and homemade bread stay for the festivities. Just after sundown a fountain is lit up to the sound of the police band. They play nearly every night and feel free to dance to the music it is absolutely wonderful.

The best address in Miraflores for Salsa is "El Son de Cuba" in the Street of Pizza aka La Calle de las Pizzas. On weekends, you can listen to live music - if you can sit still and if you find a place to sit.
Have an eye an your belongings, as always. You will find some foreigners here and many friendly Peruvians!
Have fun!

Visit the Museum of National History and the Museum of Gold!!!

Lima is covered in clould like smog for 8 mths of every year and contributes to high respiratory problems for the residents. The cloud is created by several factors - not just pollution - from this most populated Peruvian city.

The electronics market is a good source of almost any DVD you can imagine and you can get entire seasons of shows for $5. In English of course :)

In Lima the San Francisco monastry is a place you should not miss! It was build in the 15. century with catacombs underneath where everybody was burried here till 1821, after that only the monks of the convent. The last one was burried in 2006. You can visit the catacombs full of bones, the very old library, the church, parts of the monastary, the museum with wonderfull rooms and paintings. Entry 5 Soles per person including a guide.

For a fun shopping day:
The street Jr. de la Union connects the two main squares Plaza de Armas and Plaza San Martin.
It is a pedestrian zone with shops, restaurants, fast food, cinemas and lots of people! PS: There is good shopping oppurtunities in Lima. Nice stuff for good value!

It might feel unwelcoming at first but, don't let that take stop you from seeing one of the best architecture jewels of Latin America .