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Civic Centre

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all well, in this blog I hope to share with you one more place that you will know in the centre of Lima, this place was practically one of the last buildings to be built in Lima in the 70s. I’m talking about The Civic Centre. fuente...

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Parque de la amistad in Surco

Hello everyone! I hope every one of you is well. In the Surco district, you can find a very interesting place to visit: el Parque de la Amistad (literally the Friendship Park). It was considered the district’s main stronghold. source A great atmosphere to have fun It...

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BCR museum

Hello everybody! I hope that you are all very well. Today I want to tell you about a museum that belongs to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and it is free! So here I give you an overview of my experience of this beautiful museum with lots of pre-Hispanic art and an art...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Convent of Santo Domingo

Hi everyone! I hope you are very good! Today I want to explain to you one of the most important convents and museums of my city, the Convent of Santo Domingo. It is located a block away from la plaza de armas. The Convent of Santo Domingo had a very good location when...

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The Olive Grove at San Isidro

Hello everyone! I hope you are all well. I want to take the opportunity of sharing a beautiful nature spot, located in one of the districts of Lima, Peru. This Parque del Olivar, or the Olive Grove Park, is found in the district of San Isidro, Lima's financial district....

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Plaza San Martin

Hello everyone! Today I want to tell you about an iconic place in my city with French influences. It is the beautiful Plaza San Martín located in the centre of Lima. Plaza San Martin has a white facade and a monument in the centre of it, in honour of General Don Jose...

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Westin Lima Hotel

Hello everybody! I hope that you are all very well. Today the opportunity that I have been waiting for has arrived. It is time to talk about one of the buildings that in recent years has been turned into one of the icons of the city of Lima. This building was booming in...

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Legends Park

Hello everyone, I hope that all of you are very well. There is not a single child in Lima that has not visited el parque de las leyendas, (Legends Park) at least once. I think that it is one of the first pictures I have of myself, walking through with people from my...

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The Museum of Peruvian Gastronomy

Hello, I hope that each and every one of you are very well! It is undeniable that Lima is the gastronomy capital of South America. Not only by the Peruvians themselves, but also by the international awards that Lima has won. For example, this year, 2016, Lima has won...

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The Osambela family house

Hello everyone! I hope that you are all well. As we all know, the centre of Lima is a jewel and considered a World Heritage site by the UNESCO for the different houses, museums and the historical value that it has acquired throughout its colonial past. I want to take...

0 0 , 4 years ago
House of the Riva Agüero family

Hello everybody! I hope that you are all well and that you are having an amazing day. Today I am going to talk to you about a cultural place in the heart of Lima on the street, 'jirón Camaná'. It is known as Casa Riva Agüero (House of the Riva Agüero family) and it...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Goyeneche House

Hello everyone! I hope that you are all well. Yesterday I talked a little about the Palace of Torre and Tagle which according to many connoisseurs has the best colonial balconies in Lima. This time we will continue talking about another house in Lima which is directly...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Kennedy Park

Hello everyone! Today I am going to tell you about a park in the tourist center of Miraflores, Parque Kennedy, which is also known as Ovalo de Miraflores and also as the "cat park". What is this? Well, because people started abandoning their cats here many years ago and...

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Church of la Merced

Hello everyone. I hope you are all well! Talking about the centre of Lima involves talking about churches, museums, houses and narrow streets, as well as finding streets with different names, some of them funny and others related to characters who lived in that street....

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Exhibition Park, Lima

Hello, everybody! I hope you are well. Today I want to tell you about a park in the centre of Lima, known as the Exhibition Park. It is an emblem of Lima and has lots of history. If you come from the districts surrounding Lima, such as Lince, Pueblo Libre or Miraflores,...

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The Park of Love

Hi friends! I hope you are all well. Today I want to tell you a little bit about one of the most romantic parks in Lima, in the touristic area of Miraflores. The park I'm referring to is the “Parque del Amor” (Park of Love), within which is the monument of El Beso...

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Museum of the Inquisition and Congress

Hello, I hope that each and every one of you is very well! I recently wrote about the House of Peruvian literature, and today I want to share with you my experience of another museum that is just next to the one I just mentioned. I have seen how, through the years, this...

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Metropolitan Museum of Lima

Hi everyone! I hope you're all well, today I want to tell you about Peru's first virtual museum which is known as The Metropolitan Museum of Peru and is situated in the Park of the Exhibition. This museum tells you the story of the city of Lima in a very entertaining...

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San Martin de Porres Museum

Hello everyone! I hope that everyone is doing well, today I want to share with you my experience of visiting one of the houses that are in the centre of Lima and that is linked to a saint that I'm sure many of know, regardless of whether or not we believe in the...

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House of Peruvian Literature

Hello to all those who love the wonderful city of Kings! It is said that to meet with literature is to travel to a world full of surprises, in which you can in one way or another rediscover yourself. Reading makes us free, and to find a place where you can let loose...

0 0 , 5 years ago