Are you planning to visit Peru? is it the first time you come to this beautiful country?? and you dont want to spend a lot of money, we have what you are looking for!
We are students of UPC university and we created backpackersguide! it´s a blog where you can find all the information you need about the hostels, restaurants, club and bars. This blog allows you to compare the cheapest prices and decided for the best option for you!
Miraflores:
We are students of UPC university and we created backpackersguide! it´s a blog where you can find all the information you need about the hostels, restaurants, club and bars. This blog allows you to compare the cheapest prices and decided for the best option for you!
Miraflores:
Miraflores is the touristic district of Lima. The main hotels are located in this nice city by the Pacific ocean. During the last years, there have been a development of a huge offer of amenities, since fine cousine, fast food, cyber cafes (internet for less than a dollar per hour), until casinos, dancing, handcrafts, antiques flea markets, original paintings, cinemas, and much more.
The traditional Miraflores beach joins a lot of surfers as well as the riffs attracts windsurfers. Miraflores also has an archeological site called Huaca Pucllana, which is a turistic place to visit and have a flavor of ancient cultures in the middle of the western culture. For the modern mainstream, you can find Larcomar which is a mall looking at the ocean, with a sunset that relax you. The main travel agencies are in Miraflores with a huge offer of cities to visit in Peru. Even the main peruvian airlines have their offices in Miraflores. However, the best way to enjoy your visit is renting a nice apartment (vacation rental) in a residential building. Full furnished, equipped and decorated, now it is the alternative for independent and business travellers.
Barranco:
Barranco is a district of Lima full tradition and history, with fine streets and small colonial squares, where one can still sense the Antique spirit of Lima.
Barranco is situated just five minutes from tourist Miraflores, is famous for having the most bohemian and relaxing nighlife of Lima. We can find beautiful and fine houses, boulevards, parks and museums that reflect the glorious past of the “City of the Kinds”.
During the day, Barranco is quiet place, full of romantic sidewalks. The traditional wooden Bridge of Sighs built over a gully in the middle of leafy trees, represents a traditional stroll by old Lima. Walking by its main park, Bajada de Baños or visiting the old library, the museum and the streetcar, these all take us to a nice ride to the past.
Hovewer, when the night falls, joy begins: discos, pubs, cafes, restaurants and the live shows, all full of young and joyful people, opening their doors and offering the best of Lima’s nighlife, especially on weekends. Fun will go on until late hours. Aditionally,Barranco houses many restaurants with Creole cuisine and international courses. In this district, one can also find a variety of handicraft, like fine jewelry and cute ceramic pieces.
Lima Downton:
Lima (known in Spanish as Cercado de Lima) is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located. This district is the oldest in Lima and as such, vestiges of the city's colonial era remain today in the Historic centre of Lima, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Central Lima (known as Cercado proper) is limited by Avenida Alfonso Ugarte on the west and Jirón Huánuco (Huánuco Street) on the east. It is divided into West and East sides by Jirón de la Unión (Union Street), from which cuadras (blocks) are numbered beginning at 100 and changing the first numbers at the next block. Unlike New York's Fifth Avenue, though, Jirón de la Unión is not paved for cars, but almost entirely a shopping and pedestrian street; the main thoroughfares for cars and buses are Tacna Ave. on the West side and Abancay Ave. on the East. Both are separated from Jirón de la Unión by 4 blocks. The Plaza de Armas (Grand Army Plaza), which is the main square, is located on block 2 of Jirón de la Unión, facing the Peruvian government palace and the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (City Hall).
San Isidro:
Officially established on April 24, 1930, San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks.
San Isidro prides itself on being home to many Peruvian artists. A few museums, as well as the Huaca Huallamarca, a pre-Inca burying temple which dates back to the 4th century where concerts and exhibitions are held occasionally, show the cultural heritage of the district. Notable residents of San Isidro include painter Fernando de Szyszlo and Miss Peru 1965 Frieda Holler, among others.
Officially established on April 24, 1930, San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left downtown Lima to set up their headquarters in modern office blocks.
San Isidro prides itself on being home to many Peruvian artists. A few museums, as well as the Huaca Huallamarca, a pre-Inca burying temple which dates back to the 4th century where concerts and exhibitions are held occasionally, show the cultural heritage of the district. Notable residents of San Isidro include painter Fernando de Szyszlo and Miss Peru 1965 Frieda Holler, among others.
