Five places to visit in Lima, Peru

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Five places to visit in Lima, Peru

If you plan to be on vacation in the city of Lima, you definitely have to visit these places. Are the warmest, most beautiful and most welcoming of the city of Viceroyalty. That you have fun in this great adventure.

1- The Malecon of Miraflores

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The Malecón de Miraflores is a wide area of ​​green areas that is located in the city of Miraflores, is conformed by several parks: Maria Reiche, Tres Picos, Miguel Grau, Parque Yitzhac Rabin, Antonio Raimondi, Love Park, Salazar Park And the Domodossola Park.

2- Parque de la Reserva (Water Magic Circuit)
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The Magic Water Circuit is located in the Reserve Park in Lima, Peru. It is one of the newest attractions of the city and has 13 ornamental fountains that fuse water, light, music and laser lights.

3- Larco Museum
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This museum owes its name to researcher Rafael Larco Hoyle who started collecting pre-Columbian pieces in Peru.

The Museum encloses thousands of pre-Columbian pieces that portray 3000 years of history of the indigenous civilizations of that country.

It is located in a viceregal house dating from the XVIII century on Avenida Bolivar, 15 minutes by taxi from Miraflores, San Isidro or Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima.

4- Convent and Church of San Francisco de Asís
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The Convent and the Church of San Francisco de Asis is one of the most representative religious centers of Lima, it has catacombs in which you can see the remains of more than 25 thousand people.

This church is in the architectural center of the city of Lima.

5- Huaca Pucllana
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"The Huaca Pucllana is today a center of research, training and tourist interest, with a permanent archaeological project, educational actions throughout the year and a program of conservation and enhancement of the monument, as an icon of our Identity, "according to his website.

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Good Post!
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