This church and monastery of St. Francis (circa 1674) is known for its catacombs that contain the remains of more than 70,000 people and a magnificent library that houses thousands of antique texts.

This museum houses an impressive collection of ceramics plus exhibits of mummies, a gold room, textiles made from feathers and a unique collection of pre-Columbian erotica depicting the sexual practices of a number of Peruvian cultures.

Once considered the heart of old Lima, this grand plaza features many important architectural monuments and buildings including a magnificent bronze fountain dating from 1650, the Archbishop's Palace with its elegant balconies and the Government Palace dating from 1924.

Pachacamac (whose name means Lord of Earthquakes) is an archaeological citadel with strong sacred character, this place has original pre-Inca and Inca structures, and is the best example about...

Lima's largest museum features scale models of temples, ruins and archaeological sites that tell the story of Peru's long history from prehistoric times and ancient civilizations to the advanced civilizations of Huari, Chimu and Paracas and the Inca Empire.

Miraflores is one of the top tourist districts of Lima. The main hotels in this beautiful city are located by the Pacific ocean.  Within the past few years, there have been a lot of new developments...

This museum maintains an extensive private collection of colonial art featuring paintings, sculptures, silverware and furniture from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries.

Barranco district was founded on October 26th, 1874. Its the smallest district of Lima and was always an attractive summer resort for middle and upper class residents of Lima and foreigners. Its known

Museum features the private collection of Mr. Yoshitaro Amano that contains selected pieces of ceramics and textiles, arranged chronologically to illustrate the development of weaving throughout Peru's pre-Columbian cultures, featuring special items from the Chancay culture.

The church's surviving 17th-century elements are the Spanish baroque front, the sacristy (noted for the fine woodwork) and its antechamber featuring a stuccoed ceiling, decorative wall tiles and a...

Almost every thing in the Gold Museum located in Lima Peru has been proven to be a fake.  Those few items not proven to be fake are suspect. It is  hard to believe.  Google the Gold Museum and read...

Human beings began populating the planet five million years ago, but it was only six thousand years ago that they started to build urban centers. Only six societies in the whole world were able to...

The extensive archaeological collection in this museum includes more than 100,000 items from pre-Hispanic cultures including ceramics, metals, funeral offerings and carved stone figures.

The Love Park is located on the cliffs of Chorrillos overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It's surrounded by walls of romantic quotes scripted in mosaic tiles and a monumental statue of two lovers embracing each other in the center of the park.

Built by the Jesuits in 1638, this ornate church features baroque altars decorated in gold leaf, several colonial paintings and La Abuelita, the oldest bell in Peru.