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From May to November it sits under a grey sea mist, the gar\u00faa, and from December to April it is hot and sunny. Most travellers fly in here, and many leave after a night, which is a mistake: Lima rewards a few days.\r\n\r\nThe food is the reason to stay. Lima has restaurants on the world's best lists, but the everyday food is just as good: ceviche at a busy cevicher\u00eda at lunchtime, Chinese-Peruvian chifa, Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei and anticuchos grilled on street corners. The historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has grand plazas, churches and catacombs, and Barranco is the bohemian district of murals, bars and sunsets.\r\n\r\nGive Lima two or three days. Stay in Miraflores or Barranco, walk the clifftop parks, eat as much as you can and spend a day in the centre. 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The Plaza Mayor has the cathedral and the Government Palace, with the changing of the guard at midday. The San Francisco monastery has catacombs lined with bones and a beautiful library, and the Casa de Aliaga is a colonial mansion still owned by the same family. Take a taxi or app there and back.\r\n\r\nIn Miraflores, walk or cycle the Malec\u00f3n, the clifftop path with parks, paragliders and sunset views over the Pacific. The Huaca Pucllana is an adobe pyramid over 1,500 years old, right in the middle of the district. In Barranco, cross the Puente de los Suspiros, look at the murals and visit the MAC or MATE galleries.\r\n\r\nThe Museo Larco has one of the best collections of pre-Columbian art in the Americas, with gold, textiles and ceramics. Learn to surf below the cliffs at Miraflores, or take a food tour or cooking class, the best way into the city's food culture.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Historic centre | Plaza Mayor and the San Francisco catacombs\r\nThe Malec\u00f3n | Clifftop parks and paragliders\r\nHuaca Pucllana | An adobe pyramid in Miraflores\r\nMuseo Larco | Pre-Columbian art and gold","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Lima","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Malec\u00f3n in Miraflores and Barranco is free and beautiful at sunset, with the Parque del Amor and its mosaic benches. The beaches below are free too, though the water is cold.\r\n\r\nThe Plaza Mayor and the changing of the guard at the Government Palace cost nothing, and free walking tours leave from Miraflores and the centre; tip the guide.\r\n\r\nBarranco's murals and the Parque Kennedy in Miraflores, famous for its cats, are free to wander.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The Malec\u00f3n | Clifftop sunsets\r\nChanging of the guard | At the Government Palace\r\nBarranco murals | Street art and the Bridge of Sighs\r\nWalking tours | Tip the guide","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Lima","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Ceviche is the essential: raw fish cured in lime with chilli, onion and sweet potato, eaten at lunch in a cevicher\u00eda, never at night. Try causa, a layered potato dish, lomo saltado, aj\u00ed de gallina, a creamy chicken stew, and anticuchos, grilled beef heart skewers, from street stalls.\r\n\r\nChifa, Chinese-Peruvian food, is a Lima institution, and Nikkei, Japanese-Peruvian, is behind some of the city's most famous restaurants. Surquillo market, next to Miraflores, is great for fruit and cheap lunches. A men\u00fa in a local restaurant costs a few euros.\r\n\r\nPisco sours, chilcanos and Inca Kola are the drinks to try.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Ceviche | At lunch, in a cevicher\u00eda\r\nChifa | Chinese-Peruvian\r\nAnticuchos | Grilled skewers from street stalls\r\nSurquillo market | Fruit and cheap lunches","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Lima","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Barranco is the heart of Lima's nightlife, with bars in old mansions, live music, pe\u00f1as with Afro-Peruvian music and clubs. It is busy from Thursday to Saturday.\r\n\r\nMiraflores has bars and clubs around the Parque Kennedy and Calle de las Pizzas, and party hostels run their own nights.\r\n\r\nUse ride apps at night rather than hailing taxis, and never leave a drink unattended.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Barranco | Bars, pe\u00f1as and clubs\r\nMiraflores | Around the Parque Kennedy\r\nPe\u00f1as | Afro-Peruvian and criollo music\r\nGetting home | Ride apps only","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Lima","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Lima's traffic is heavy. The Metropolitano bus rapid transit links Barranco, Miraflores and the centre on its own lanes, and is cheap. Ride apps are the easiest and safest option; avoid hailing taxis on the street.\r\n\r\nJorge Ch\u00e1vez airport, in Callao, opened a new terminal in 2025. Allow at least an hour to Miraflores, more at rush hour. Use official taxis, ride apps or the airport bus.\r\n\r\nLong-distance buses with Cruz del Sur, Oltursa and others leave from their own terminals. Huacachina and Paracas are around four to five hours south, Huaraz around eight hours north, and Cusco around 21 hours, which most people fly.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Metropolitano | Fast buses to the centre\r\nRide apps | Not street taxis\r\nAirport | An hour or more to Miraflores\r\nLong-distance buses | From company terminals","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Lima","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Lima costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Lima is more expensive than the rest of Peru, but still good value. Dorm beds start around \u20ac9, with well-rated hostels in Miraflores and Barranco from \u20ac12 to \u20ac20. A men\u00fa costs \u20ac3 to \u20ac6, and a ceviche lunch a little more.\r\n\r\nThe famous restaurants are expensive, but the street food and local cevicher\u00edas are cheap. Museums and the San Francisco monastery charge small fees.\r\n\r\nCards are widely accepted. Use ATMs inside banks or shopping centres.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | Around \u20ac9\u201320\r\nMen\u00fa | \u20ac3\u20136\r\nCeviche lunch | A little more\r\nATMs | Inside banks or malls","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Lima","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Lima has been under a state of emergency over extortion and organised crime, renewed most recently at the end of August 2026. The violence mainly targets local businesses and transport workers in outer districts, but crime is a real issue, so take care.\r\n\r\nMiraflores and Barranco are the safest areas, though phone snatching and bag theft happen there too. Visit the historic centre by day and take an app there and back. Avoid outer districts and the port area of Callao, except the airport.\r\n\r\nNever hail a taxi on the street; use ride apps. Keep your phone hidden, especially near the Malec\u00f3n and on buses. In an emergency, call 105 for police or 106 for an ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Emergency | 105 police, 106 ambulance\r\nState of emergency | Check current advice\r\nTaxis | Ride apps only\r\nThe centre | By day, with an app there and back","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Lima","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Worth leaving the city for","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Ruins in the desert, islands of sea lions and the coast.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Paracas and the Ballestas Islands | About 3 to 4 hours | Bus | Sea lions, penguins and desert coastline. |  | 1306351","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Lima","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"December to April is summer: hot, sunny and busy at the beaches. May to November is cool and grey under the gar\u00faa mist, but it almost never rains.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. 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