Lima Historic Center: a complete guide.
Lima has three faces that travelers learn to distinguish over time: the modern and orderly Lima of Miraflores, the bohemian and artistic Lima of Barranco, and the foundational Lima of the historic center. This third face is the densest, the noisiest, and the most difficult to process on a first visit, but it is also […]
Barranco: Lima’s bohemian neighborhood.
About 15 minutes by taxi from Miraflores, there is a district that works as its complementary opposite. Miraflores is modern, orderly, and oriented toward international tourism. Barranco is smaller, more intimate, more disorderly in the best sense of the word, and has a creative energy that no other neighborhood in Lima can replicate. Its 19th-century […]
Miraflores: a complete guide to Lima’s most visited district.
Lima has many districts, but only one naturally concentrates most tourist services, the best Peruvian restaurants, the safest hotels, and the most impressive views of the Pacific Ocean. Miraflores is the logical starting point for any traveler arriving in Peru before continuing to Cusco, Machu Picchu, or any other destination in the country. Understanding it […]