Lima

Accommodation:

• Lima Continental Hotel

Transport:

• Each bus has a sign above the windscreen indicating the starting point and the final stop of its route eg, SJL (San Juan de Lurigancho). On the side, there will be a list of a few roads it will travel through, eg, Javier Prado or Benavides
• Buses aren’t allowed to drive through Lima’s historic city center. So if you want to visit here, transfer to Av Tacna or Av Abancay and walk the last few blocks
• You can also travel around on tricycles and mototaxis. Negotiate the fare with the driver
• The Metropolitano is a bus-based rapid transit system. It connects to most of the main districts such as Barranco, Miraflores and Central Lima

Things to see:

• Basílica y Convento de San Francisco de Lima
• Huaca Pucllana
• Basilica and Convent of San Pedro, Lima
• Amano, Pre-Columbian Textile Museum
• Historic Centre
• Park of the Reserve
• Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced
• Larco Museum
• Archbishop’s Palace of Lima
• Pedro de Osma Museum
• Plaza Mayor
• Cathedral of Lima
• Government Palace
• Palacio de Torre Tagle
• Plaza San Martín
• Balconies of Lima
• National Afro-Peruvian Museum
• Chinatown

Tips:

• Visit the shopping center Larcomar located in Miraflores. It’s built on a cliff allowing wonderful views of the Pacific Ocean
• Don’t forget to taste Peru’s national dish, Ceviche. It’s made up of raw fish, lime, red onion and salt and pepper