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Lima is home to Peru's best museums, notably the Museo de Oro del Peru (Peruvian Gold Museum) and the Museo de la Nación (The National Museum), which is one of the largest museums in South America. Other highlights include colonial architecture at Iglesia de San Francisco, pre-Inca pyramids at Pachacamac, and catacombs in Central Lima.
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Lima Art Museum / Museo de Arte de Lima
Address: Paseo Colón 125, Lima, 1 Peru Phone: 51-1-423-4732 Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, clos...
Gold Museum / Museo de Oro
The Gold Museum is considered one of Lima's premier attractions. It houses the private collection of M...
National Museum / Museo de la Nación
The largest museum in Peru, the National Museum features four floors of history and exhibits in a larg...
Top Rated Hotels
Flying Dog Backpackers
Flying Dog Backpackers is a clean, airy hostel located very close to Kennedy Park, which puts it near most of th...
87% - 4 ratings
Hostal Roma
The well-regarded Hostal Roma is something of a Lima institution. It is in a converted mansion that dates from 1...
81% - 6 ratings
Hotel Lima Sheraton and Casino
The Sheraton Lima is one of the finest hotels in the city and almost certainly the best luxury hotel in the hist...
67% - 6 ratings
Top Rated Restaurants
Pescados Capitales
An excellent seafood restaurant hidden away in a corner of the Miraflores district. Pescados Capitales is a must...
97% - 15 ratings
Murphy's Irish Pub
A large, festive Irish pub in the heart of Miraflores. Unlike The Old Pub, O'Murphy's has many limeños...
93% - 6 ratings
Antica Pizzería
Antica Pizzería is one of Lima's most popular Italian restaurants, specializing in wood-burning oven-style pizz...
92% - 9 ratings
Top Rated Tours
The Mirabus
The only one of its kind so far in Lima, the Mirabus tour bus is highly recommended for newcomers to Lima, espec...
100% - 1 ratings
Lima Visión
Lima Visión has a decent tour offering, taking three hours to look around all of Lima, both modern and old. The...
100% - 1 ratings
PeruAgency
V!VA users had serious problems with this tourist agency in Cuzco and Lima. The agency gave travelers problems w...
0% - 0 ratings
Top Rated Schools
EEC Spanish School
EEC (Escuela de Español y Cultura Latinoamericana) Calle Mariano de los Santos 120 San Isidro, Lima – Peru ...
87% - 2 ratings
El Sol Spanish School
A quaint, friendly Spanish language school in the heart to Miraflores, El Sol Spanish School offers a range of c...
100% - 1 ratings
Hispana Spanish Language School
Excellent school to study Spanish and speak it from the very beginning. There are extra-curricular activities su...
0% - 0 ratings
Top Rated Services
Dédalo
Dédalo is a must see. Even if you don't plan to spend any money, it is well worth the visit. Staged in an old r...
90% - 8 ratings
Jedi Travel Service--Internet Cafe
Located in the dead-center of Miraflores, across from Parque Kennedy, this café is a convenient option to check...
100% - 5 ratings
Larcomar
From the street, Larcomar looks like a nice cliffside park with fountains, a few palm trees and a crowd of peopl...
75% - 1 ratings
Top Rated Jobs
Volunteers for Peace
This Burlington, VT based organization sends volunteers to work-camps in Lima for $500. Trips average a le...
0% - 0 ratings
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