Aug 18, 2009

Lima, the entrance door to Peru

Aug 18, 2009
Riva Agüero Old House, Historical Center of Lima


January 15th, 1535 the city of Lima was the fourth city founded by the Spaniards in Peru during the conquest and it was baptized as “The City of the Kings”. During the 20th Century Lima was well-known as “The Garden City” due to the amount of great gardens that it had.

Four hundred years later, with more than eight million inhabitants, many of those gardens were lost due to the constant boiling of a emergent city. The cultural legacy is concentrated at its Historical Center (World Heritage Site by UNESCO), but Lima is also a modern and cosmopolitan city.

Larcomar, district of Miraflores

Although Lima was based on the Rimac Valley and being a coastal city its climate is relatively tempered without precipitations even during winter season. Humidity rates near a constant 80 to 100 percent along the year.

You should not leave Lima without an unforgettable gastronomic experience.

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