LimaEasy your comprehensive Lima City Guide

You will be amazed by the huge variety of shopping facilities Lima has to offer. It can be assured that nearly all tastes and preferences will be catered for. You can shop on traditional fruit and veggie markets or in modern supermarkets. For clothes you have the choice between numerous fancy boutiques, department stores, street markets and everything in between. Unique Peruvian craftsmanship as well as cheap souvenirs can be found in exclusive shops or on Lima's crafts markets. Western-style shopping malls are contrastive to the 'Peruvian Way of Shopping'. Lima is a great place for all your shopping needs and wishes. So enjoy your shopping experiences, either the modern or the traditional way...

Today Lima forms the region ‘Lima Metropolitana‘. It is divided into 43 districts (distritos). Thirty of these districts belong to the city of Lima and unbelievable but true, each of these neighborhoods has its own flair, charm and character. Miraflores for example is the place for tourists, visitors, foreign expats and locals (who can afford it) to find accommodation, go shopping, have a good meal, relax in a nice café, party...

The fusion of so many different cultures and traditions have made Lima to what it is today. A reflection of this complexity can be found in an incredible number of beautiful museums spread around the city. They display the richness and diverse facets of Lima’s and Peru’s culture. There is absolutely something for everyone...

Lima ranks as the 18th most populated city in the world. The population of Lima’s 43 districts was counted at the last census in 2007 at 7,605,742 citizens. Most of us just see these deterrent numbers, but never ask how the once so beautiful colonial City of the Kings could become such an uncontrolled grown metropolis...

The Jorge Chávez International Airport is located in Callao about 10 km (6 miles) from the Lima City Center. Very detailed information about the current departure tax, left luggage facilities, current flight info, duty free shopping, taxis, the arrival and departure procedures, rental cars, maps and location can be found on our page dedicated to the Airport...

Giving a coin or two to beggars on the street might not be considered wrong, but please do us a favour and read our topic on Begging in Lima before you do so. Anyhow you might say it’s only a drop in the bucket and you’re right. If you really want to help, we would like to recommend supporting one of the social projects or charities in Lima (Peru); either with cash, physical donations...

In ancient Peru, a ‘huaca’ or ‘wak’a’ (Quecha meaning for sacred) is an object that represents something revered, typically a monument of some kind. Some huacas (shape of a pyramid made with Adobe bricks) have been built especially for worshiping and rituals, others for administrative purposes. Along the Peruvian coast the term ‘huaca’ usually refers to pre-Hispanic burial and cultural sites of indigenous Peruvians in the shape of a pyramid made with Adobe bricks...

Limas history doesn't only start with the foundation of the colonial city by Francisco Pizarro in 1535. The area where we can find Lima City and Province today, was already inhabited many thousands years before that...

In the city center of Lima you will find nearly at every corner a church, most of them dating back to colonial times. By the 17th century Lima was the economical and political heart of the Spanish colonies in South America. Lima developed in Peru to the center of suppression measures against the indigenous population. Thanks to the efforts of the City of Lima, a lot of churches were restored over the last years and are now shining in new magnificence...