{"id":2819,"date":"2024-07-25T23:12:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T21:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuscoincaexpeditions.com\/destinations\/lima\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:51:19","slug":"lima","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cuscoincaexpeditions.com\/en\/destinations\/lima\/","title":{"rendered":"Lima"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About Lima<\/h2>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n\n[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1722264503063{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]The Peruvian capital, Lima, is an elegant, modern city of approximately 8 million inhabitants. Despite pollution and poverty on the one hand, and expansion of modern suburbs on the other hand, Lima still maintains much of its colonial past and splendour. The city of Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 on the banks of the R\u00edo Rimac (the Rimac River), on the Peruvian Coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city \u2013 that used to be called The City of Kings \u2013 holds the seat of the Peruvian government and is the economical and industrial power house of Peru. Back in time, the charming Lima was considered the most beautiful city of South America by the Spanish conqusitadores in the 16th century. Visitors in Lima can still feel this charm, especially in the colonial city centre, recognized as a world heritage site by the UNESCO.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”] \n
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Attractions in Lima<\/h2>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n\n[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1722264709796{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Lima offers some great tourist attractions and fun things to see, including national museums, colonial churches, beautiful plazas and diverse neighbourhoods. In the city centre of Lima \u2013 also called downtown Lima \u2013you certainly don\u2019t want to miss the churches of San Francisco \u2013 with the famous catacombs \u2013 Santo Domingo and La Merced. The Plaza de Armas or Plaza Mayor \u2013 the main square of Lima \u2013 and the Plaza San Martin are important historical places and well worth a visit. Other important tourist attractions in the city centre of Lima are the Cathedral, the Archbishops\u2019 Palace, the Governmental Palace and the National Palace, among others.<\/p>\n

Surrounding the central Plaza de Armas you can find many beautiful wooden balconies in colonial style. Most were built by the Spaniards in the 17th and 18th century. A well-known example is the Palacio Torre-Tagle. Among the interesting neighbourhoods to visit in Lima are the hip and modern Miraflores and Barranco Districts. An important and popular tour in Lima is the visit of the pre-Inca site Pachacamac, an astonishing temple 35 kilometres southeast of Lima next to the Pacific Ocean.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1722261853458{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 80px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column]\n

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