Description

The department of Lima is located in the central western area of ​​the country; it is also the capital of Peru is known as “The City of Kings” was founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro. The average temperature in the summer months (from mid-December to mid-March) is 25 degrees Celsius. If you travel to Lima at this time, you can fully enjoy the charms of the sea, either on the “Costa Verde” (Green Coast), no more than 15 minutes from the Historic Center; or, on the beaches located north and south of the city which are reached by the Pan-American Highway, on short trips of 30 or 45 minutes, depending on the beach chosen. In the winter the days are gray, cloudy and with enough humidity. The average temperature fluctuates between 12 and 15 degrees Celsius.

Tourism

When you visit Peru, you will first arrive in the city of Lima as a point of entry to the country where Lima has developed an important tourist offer, among which you will visit the historic center will appreciate more than fifty monuments and colonial buildings, highlighting the “Paseo de the Republica”, the San Martin Square, the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, the Municipal Palace among others, where you can also visit the “Huaca Pucllana”, a magnificent ceremonial and archaeological center built in the 18th century. IV A.C. and considered “Sacred Town” by the Incas. To the archaeological site of Pachacamac located in the Lurín Valley There was an ancient Prehispanic oracle built basically with adobe bricks located 32 km south of Lima.

Gastronomy

Lima is the capital of Peru, where its greatest attractions offer you its great gastronomic offer. Not for nothing was it named as the gastronomic capital of Latin America during the fourth International Summit of Gastronomy “Madrid Fusion” in 2006.

Tourists from different parts of the world come here to meet and try the famous dishes of the flag: like the ceviche, the original dish of Peru, for its exquisite flavor that you will not regret to try. It also has its appetizing “Causa Limeña” (Cause of Lima), “lomo saltado” (Peruvian Beef Stir Fry), its “Anticuchos” (Peruvian Beef Kebabs) and “Ají de Gallina” (Peruvian spiced shredded chicken), Lima cuisine has inherited the pre-Hispanic and colonial culinary secrets and has managed to merge them with the most delicious cuisines of the East and Europe. The secret of its success seems to reside in the freedom to explore new flavors, to combine.