Mini Travel Guide for Lima, Peru

Mini Travel Guide for Lima, Peru

Mini Travel Guide for Lima, Peru

Top Attractions: Huaca Pucllana, a fascinating ancient ruin located in the heart of the Miraflores District of Lima. The adobe structure surrounded by high-rise apartment buildings provides an interesting contrast between the city's past and present.

Iglesia de San Francisco, located in Lima's Plaza de Armas, is beautiful church built atop catacombs. Tours of the church take you through the building and down into the catacombs, where you can see the massive piles of bones and other fascinating attractions stored below.

The Malecon is a beautiful walkway located in Miraflores overlooking the Pacific Ocean. While taking a stroll down the path you will notice many active locals and visitors enjoy the sunshine, as well as Lover's Park with its suggestive statue of an intertwined coupled, and the modern Larcomar Mall, full of decent restaurants with spectacular ocean views.

Souvenir to Buy: Alpaca sweater. This warm fuzzy item will keep you warm back at home, or while traveling through the Andes as it does get chilly. You'll also find that the prices (and often the quality) is much better in Peru than aborad.

Food to Try: Ceviche. It is hard to pick only one dish as Lima is the gastronomical capital of South America, and has an unbelievable selection of delicious foods. But ceviche is definitely one of the tastiest options, as well as the national dish. Ordered as a main course or a starter, ceviche consists of raw fish marinated in lime juice. The most common types of fish used include corvina (sea bass), lenguado (sole), trucha (trout), and bonito (sea fish similar to tuna).

Drink to Try: Pisco Sour. Peru's national drink is an intoxicating point of pride for Peruvians. Pisco, a clear grape brandy, is the main ingredient of this cocktail. The brandy dates back to the 1520s, but pisco sour was first concocted in Lima in 1920 by an American expatriate. The basic recipe requires pisco, an egg white, simple syrup or sugar, lime or lemon juice, and Angostura bitters.

Book to Read: The War of the End of the World (La guerra del fin del mundo) by Mario Vargas Llosa. The Peruvian native has authored many novels, and was the winter of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. Llosa has written widely acclaimed poetry, essays, and fiction, much of which features social commentary about Peru. You can take a cultural tour of Lima's bohemian neighborhood of Barranco, where Mario Vargas Llosa owns a home.

Fun Fact: The potato originated in Peru, and there are over 3,000 varieties. The tomato and avocado also originated in Peru.

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