Lima is Peru’s gateway for the vast majority of international travelers. The Peruvian capital is also one of the most fascinating, surprising and underrated cities in South America. Many travelers see it only as a stopover on the way to Cusco and Machu Picchu and miss one of the world’s richest food scenes, a fascinating pre-Inca archaeological heritage and coastal neighborhoods with a unique energy.
Lima is home to more than 30% of Peru’s population and is the country’s economic and cultural engine. The Miraflores district with its cliffs above the Pacific, its cutting-edge restaurants and its calm is the epicenter of quality tourism. A few minutes away, Barranco is the bohemian neighborhood of artists, galleries and Lima’s best nightlife scene. And beneath the modern city, archaeological sites like Huaca Pucllana and Pachacamac reveal that Lima was inhabited and a center of power for millennia before the Spanish.
Machu Picchu Peru Tours offers tours in Lima to make the most of 1 or 2 days in the capital before continuing to Cusco. From the classic Lima city tour to food tours at the best restaurants, excursions to the archaeological site of Pachacamac, or personalized private tours.
