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Lima
Important information to travel to Lima Peru:
The most important sights in Lima include the Plaza
Mayor, plaza where Francisco Pizarro
founded the city, the Government Palace,
originally built by Francisco Pizarro, and the
Cathedral, also located in the Plaza Mayor.
Lima
has very impressive Colonial Mansions, like Palacio
Torre Tagle, the best preserved colonial
home in Lima, Casa de Osambela, Casa de
Aliaga, the oldest home on the continent,
Casa de Pilatos, with beautiful
Renaissance doorways, Casa de Riva Aguero
among others.
Some
fine examples of Baroque, Rococo and Churrigueresque
arquitectures are found in Lima’s colonial
churches. The most notorious are, La Merced,
Santo Domingo, San Francisco, Las Nazarenas, and
San Agustin.
Lima
is a city of large and complete museums, including
the Gold Museum, a fantastic
collection of gold and silver metalwork, National
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
the largest collection of ceramics from Pre-hispanic
cultures in Peru, Museo de la Nacion,
Museo Amano, Museo Poli among others.
The
population in Lima Peru is more than 8 million
people. Lima has large shopping areas, including
fine handicrafts shops. Lima also has very complete
accommodation facilities. Hotels in Lima Peru
are both international hotel chains and local
hotels. Also, there are fantastic restaurants
in Lima, offering both Peruvian cuisine and international
cuisine.
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