COLONIAL AND MODERN LIMA

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THE HISTORICAL CENTER AND THE MODERN DISTRICT OF MIRAFLORES ARE THE BEST COMBINATION TO KNOW THE CAPITAL FULL OF HISTORY, TRADITION AND AWESOME LANDSCAPES

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All about the COLONIAL AND MODERN LIMA.

Learn from the hand of a local guide the ancient city of Lima full of stories, curiosities and traditions preserved in its streets, houses, churches, squares and also its modern districts of Miraflores and San Isidro located on the Pacific Ocean coast where you will live a unique experience going through the historical periods:

LIMA PREHISPANICA: shows us a pre-Inca temple called «Huaca Pucllana» imposing ceremonial and religious center built in the 4th century AD. where today the district of Miraflores has grown and where part of our culture and history is still preserved.

LIMA VIRREINAL: we walk through the Historical Center of Lima where you will appreciate its streets full of monuments and colonial buildings decorated with wooden balconies carved from the 17th century, also highlighting the large number of churches, their squares and especially the Plaza Mayor, a place of foundation in 1535 of the «city of the kings» and considered capital of the viceroyalty during almost 300 years of conquest.

CONTEMPORARY LIMA: we will visit the most traditional residential areas of the city of Lima such as: The “Olive Park” in San Isidro that protects more than 1600 olive trees and “Love Park” in Miraflores, where an imposing sculpture of «The kiss» stands out with a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean from the cliff.

PLACES TO VISIT: MIRAFLORES / SAN ISIDRO / LIMA

  • Park of Love
  • Kennedy Park
  • Archaeological Zone «Huaca Pucllana»
  • El Olivar Forest
  • Plaza San Martin
  • De la Unión (pedestrian street)
  • Plaza Mayor (Cathedral, Government Palace and Municipality)
  • Chocolate Museum

DURATION: 03 ½ Hours

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

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  • The confirmation of your reservation will be issued once the corresponding 100% payment has been made.
The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • Official Tourism Guide
  • Professional Driver
  • Tourist transport
  1. 9:00 AM Pick up from the Hotel and start of the tour
    • LOVE PARK, where stands out the sculpture of »El Beso» designed by a Peruvian artist on the boardwalk of Miraflores with an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean.
    • KENNEDY PARK, is the central park of the tourist district of Mirafloes where gastronomic, cultural, ecological and recreation activities stand out.
    • Panoramic visit to the archaeological zone »HUACA PUCLLANA» (pre-Inca temple built 1,500 years ago by the Lima culture) surrounded by modern buildings in the exclusive district of Miraflores.
    • Visit to the district of San Isidro and the »BOSQUE EL OLIVAR» where the first olive trees introduced by the Spanish XVI century are preserved and protected.
    • Pedestrian route through the HISTORICAL CENTER OF LIMA declared by UNESCO as »Cultural Heritage of Humanity» that keeps in its streets an attractive eclectic architecture, historic events and memorable monuments:
    • PLAZA SAN MARTIN inaugurated in s. XX in honor of General Don José de San Martin, who declared the independence of Peru.
    • DE LA UNIÓN pedestrian street embellished with architecture of European influence that connects the two most important squares of the historic center: Plaza Mayor and Plaza San Martín.
    • PLAZA MAYOR where the foundation of the »City of the Kings» was declared in 1535 by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro and donates today the CATHEDRAL OF LIMA, PALACIO DE GOBIERNO Y MUNICIPALIDAD DE LIMA.
    • CHOCOLATE MUSEUM, where you will enjoy the best cocoa bean in the world and it is Peruvian. You can also taste our version of PISCO + CHOCOLATE.
    • Visit to the CONVENT OF SANTO DOMINGO of the XVII century, built by the first order that arrives in Peru with the Spaniards, the Dominicans, and where is the tomb of St. Rosa de Lima (Patroness of Lima, America and the Philippines) and San Martin de Porras (the first mulatto saint in America).
    • You can also go up to the CAMPANARIO DEL CONVENTO DOMINICO of 46 mt. high to appreciate a better view of the historic city of Lima and surroundings.
  2. 12:00 PM Return

    Return to the Hotel

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