Discover Lima & the Larco Museum
Soak up the local ambience on this half day city tour of Lima, where you will visit elegant neighborhoods and cities main attractions, followed by a visit to the Larco Museum to take in Peru’s finest private collection of artifacts.
Panoramic visit of the residential areas of Lima: Miraflores is the new commercial center for metropolitan Lima. Its Central Park is surrounded by high-rise buildings that line a boulevard overlooking the Pacific Ocean and continue to the Huaca Pucllana pyramid, a pre-Inca religious shrine. San Isidro is Lima’s most elegant neighborhood with lush homes surrounded by numerous parks and olive groves.
In the Pueblo Libre district visit the Larco Museum, Peru’s finest private collection where you will enjoy an overview of 4000 years of pre-Columbian history including gold and silver jewelry, ceramic statuary, and an impressive display of erotic representations of the ancient world. Thousands of objects from a variety of ancient indigenous cultures bring animals, plants, and anthropomorphic deities to life.
Enjoy the historic center of Lima and its main attractions: The San Martin Square, the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), the Cathedral (visit), and the Government and Archbishop Palaces.