Barranco’s activities are not of the tree-swinging, white-water variety. Instead they highlight the art and culture of one of Lima’s nicest neighborhoods. If you find yourself in Barranco, make sure you check out the galleries and art shops, because even if you’re not buying, looking is worth the effort. This cliff-top town also showcases beautiful colonial architecture and a bridge that has inspired thousands of artists and poets the world over.
This famous commercial gallery is known as “the” art center in Lima. It is located in an old, fully refurbished Barranco mansion. Huge rooms with tall walls that reflect natural light onto the walls offer a great opportunity to...
The Museo Galería Arte Popular de Ayacucho in Barranco, Lima, flaunts an excellent permanentcollection of art from the Ayacucho region, known for its painted religious panels. The anonymous murals found in the churches and basilicas of Ayacucho since the colonial period, afford great insight into...
irectly adjacent to Parque Principal, this miniature museum-better said, exhibit-may be a 15-minute visit, but worth it. Posted to the walls are some charming old photos of Peru, and there’s a room dedicated to antique, outdated electrical devices: telephones, record players, jukeboxes. Spanish...
This is one of Lima’s most beautiful and unique parks, planted in one of Lima’s most charming and rustic areas. This little park serves as a plaza—and surrounded on four sides by beautiful Spanish architecture, tasteful restaurants and bars, an imposing crimson catholic church. The...
The Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs) was built in the late 1800s, and to this day remains a romantic landmark for couples and families to enjoy the company of loved ones. Overlooking the waters that gently run down to the beach, the Puente de los Suspiros has inspired musicians and artists...