The capital of Peru, Lima, is a bustling city with a coastal location and a rich history. Lima has a lot to offer tourists. Colonial architecture sits along side pre-Inca pyramids and modern shopping malls. There are many churches, colonial houses and museums to keep you busy for weeks.
The Museo de la Nacion is reportedly the best museum in the country with 3 floors of interesting exhibits about Peru's heritage. The Plaza de Armas, with its magnificent fountain from 1650, and La Catedral are its only original features.
San Francisco, a Franciscan monastery and church, is a must see for its catacombs that are the site of around 70,000 burials and its library, which is home to thousands of antique texts.
About 30km from Lima is Pachacamac, an archaeological site that is definitely worth a day trip. They have an on-site museum and you should climb the steps of the Templo del Sol (Temple of the Sun) for great views of the coast.
Activities in Lima include diving off Peru's southern coast, cycling to Pachacamac, horse riding and paragliding off cliffs at Lunhuana, Ica and Paracas. Swimming and surfing are also popular activities in summer months.
Flights to Lima with Taca
Jorge Chavez International Airport, known as Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chavez in Spanish, is Peru's main international and domestic airport. It is located in Callao, 11 kilometers from the Historic Centre of Lima.
Taca is operating flights to Lima,Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, San Jose (CR), Santiago de Chile, Asuncion, Bogota, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cali, Caracas, Cuzco, Guayaquil, Havana, La Paz, Medellin-Cordova, Mexico City, Montevideo, Porto Alegre, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeao, San Jose(CR), San Salvador, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santiago de Chile, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo-Guarulhos.
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