The Colonial and Republican Lima from Plaza de Armas to Plaza San Martín
The first stone of Lima’s Plaza de Armas was placed on January 18, 1535, founding the colonial city of Lima or, to be more precise, the “City of Kings” and…
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Brutalism: Twentieth-Century Architecture in Lima
Lima was also part of the expansion of architectural Brutalism, although belatedly in respect to Europe, as huge concrete buildings were erected over a city that was not yet planned.…
Osma Museum: The Early 20th Century Summer Mansion turned Art Museum
One of the most important collections of colonial art in the country is housed in the Osma mansion, an early-20th-century French-style building constructed as the summer getaway of Lima’s famous…
The Art Museum of Lima – A Long History of Peruvian Art
The Art Museum of Lima (MALI) invites us into three thousand years of Peruvian art history, from Pre-Columbian and Colonial to Republican and Contemporary. In fact, the MALI is the…
MAP Cusco: A Museum of Pre – Columbian Art in the Inca Capitol City
The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (MAP Cusco) may be the Imperial City’s best museum due to the fact that its permanent exhibition offers 3,000 years of historical processes of pre-Columbian…
The Best Ice Cream Places in Lima
Ice cream is a delicious treat for everyone. It’s cold, sweet, and it comes in a variety of flavors to suit almost any taste. Even if it’s summer or winter,…
How to Spend a Day in Miraflores, Lima
Twenty four hours in Miraflores is nowhere near enough, but if that’s all the time you’ve got you’ll need to develop a solid plan so that you can make most…
Why Northern Peru Should Be Your Next Destination
Southern Peru is famous for the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and the trail that gets your there. Most tourists flock to this region to see this new wonder…
5 Under The Radar Places to Check Out in Peru
The first thing that comes to mind when most people hear Peru is Machu Picchu and/or the Inca Trail. And while those two sites are really incredible, there are over…
The Mysterious Nazca Lines of Peru
Some say it’s alien, some say it’s a conspiracy. The true answer to the existence of the 1,500 year old mysterious Nazca Lines in Peru has never surfaced and remains unknown. The…