OPTIONS :
CITY TOUR - LIMA
ANCESTRAL LIMA. At the Huaca Pucllana, an archeological precinct build in the IV century A.C., we will have a panoramic view of this
magnificent ceremonial and administrative centre which was considered by the Incas a holy village. We will learn about the life and rituals
of its ancient inhabitants and admire its typical pyramidal building, very characteristic of sacred pre-Hispanic edifications which were
adored in the coast of Perú.
COLONIAL LIMA. The peruvian Viceroyalty was the most important one in the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital. The highlights of
its historical centre are its architecture and the urban design of the city, found in the old streets filled with colonial houses adorned with
Moorish-style balconies. Our trip includes the Paseo de la Republica (Promenade of the Republic), Plaza San Martin (San Martin Square)
and the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), with their different buildings: Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), Palacio Arzobispal (the
Archbishop's Palace), the Basilica Catedral (Cathedral Basilica) and the Palacio Municipal (Municipal Palace).
In its historic centre we shall visit one of its most beautiful buildings, the Museum of the Banco Central de Reserva, where we can admire
Perú´s treasures: a fine selection of objects made in gold, ceramics and textiles from its different pre-Columbian cultures, ranging since
their origins to Inca times (1).We will enter the monumental Convento de San Francisco (Convent of Saint Francis), which displays the
biggest collection of religious art in America. We can admire the Choir Room and the Monks’ Library, the Sacristy, with its collection of
Zurbaran and Rivera Spanish paintings. The Big Patio of the Main Cloister, decorated with Seville tiles from the XVI century, its beautiful
Moorish arches and its subterranean crypts known as The Catacombs, where you will feel the presence of Lima's colonial past.
CONTEMPORARY LIMA Visit to the most traditional residential areas in the capital: The Olive Grove of San Isidro, Miraflores district and
Larco-Mar Mall in front of the Pacific Ocean, a distinctive tourist centre of contemporary Lima.
(1)
Museum of Banco Central de Reserva, closed to the public on Saturdays and Sundays afternoon and Monday all day.* The promotions and visit of this
pamphlet can change or finalize without previous warning.
LIMA - MUSEUMS : LARCO AND NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA
THE LARCO MUSEUM. Housed in a unique colonial residence dating back to the XVII century, built on top of a VIII century pyramid, this
fabulous museum includes the exquisite Collection of Peruvian Gold and Silver from older days, and the Pre-Hispanic Erotic Ceramic Art
Salon. Its pieces have toured major world museums. The Larco Museum is among of a few museums around the world opening their vaults
to the public, with over 45,000 archaeological pieces that have been classified by renowned specialists and scholars. The Larco Museum
exhibits the largest private collection of pre-Colombian Peruvian art in the world.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY. (2) The old Colonial mansion housing museum was an old residence
of Peru’s Viceroys and then of its Liberators. This is Peru’s grandest museum that became a house of The Estela Raymondi and The Tello
Obelisk monuments, two important carved stone pieces which dating back from the Formative period 1000 years B.C. It features the
largest textile collection, with fabrics from the Pre-Ceramic period through the Inca Empire, and a major collection of Ancient Peruvian
metals. The remarkable Tahuantinsuyo Room illustrates one hundred years of the Inca Empire through virtual models and re-creations.
2) Archeological Museum, closed every Monday
LIMA : GOLDEN MUSEUM
A spectacular collection of Peruvian Ancient Gold and the Arms of the World Collection. This tour also includes a visit to The friendship
Park.
PERU’S GOLD MUSEUM. Ancient Peruvians were master metalworkers. The “cire perdue” or lost wax process, known across The Orient and
lost in The West until the Renaissance, it was the most frequent technique used by master ancient Peruvian gold and silversmiths.
On our tour of Peru’s Gold Museum, visitors will appreciate a dazzling collection of gold artifacts from various pre-Colombian civilizations,
some more than 3,000 years old.
Metal pieces and jewelry of incalculable value in gold, silver and precious stones used by the Incas—the children of the Sun God and
monarchs of the vast Inca Empire—are shown in this collection. Five hundred years ago, the gold of Peru attracted many European
adventurers who conquered the Inca and founded the Vice-Royalty of Peru under the Spanish Crown.
Peru’s Gold Museum also houses a valuable collection of old and modern weapons that ranks among the best in the world. The halls in this
section show the Arms of the World Collection of armor, uniforms and various ancient war artifacts and weapons from various time
periods around the world, some dating back to as long ago as 1300 B.C.
LIMA FUL DAY
MORNING : 9:15 A.M. aprox.
8 HOURS LENGHT
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City Tour +Buffet lunch + Lima Museums
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City Tour + Buffet lunch + Golden Museum
Pachacamac + Buffet lunch + Lima Museums
Pachacamac + Buffet lunch + Golden Museum
Pachacamac + Buffet lunch + City Tour
Lima Museums +Buffet lunch + City Tour
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City Tour + Buffet lunch + Pachacamac
LIMA LIT UP AT NIGHT (half day)
Discover the beauty of the Peruvian capital, visiting the main attractions and architectonic monuments beautifully illuminated under the
enchantment and tranquility of nighttime Lima. Then enjoy a magnificent buffet dinner and spectacular Peruvian show.
Our excursion shows you Lima’s impressive Historical Center. Such important attractions as the Grau Plaza, San Martín Plaza, Palace of
Justice, French Palace, Lima Cathedral, Archbishop’s Palace, Government Palace, Desamparados Train Station, and San Francisco Convent,
among others, are presented panoramically.
You will be able to take unforgettable photos, with all the serenity that Lima offers at night and these beautifully illuminated attractions as
a background.
As a finishing touch there is the best Dinner Show in town, prepared and presented especially for you at the famous restaurant Junius.
There, you will explore the best of Peru. You will enjoy its various and exquisite Peruvian cuisine, as well as a selection of the most
culturally significant expressions of the coast and highlands which make Junius the most important restaurant with a deliciously Peruvian
musical and folkloric show. Additionally, you can purchase top quality local products such as Pisco, chocolates, wines, jewelry, ceramics,
and books, among other items. Based on a modern, cosmopolitan concept, Junius qualifies as the best “Peruvian restaurant boutique”
PACHACAMAC
ANCESTRAL SHRINES Our tour will start at the Pucllana temple built in the IV century A.D., an ancestral and ceremonial site dedicated to the
local divinities.
PACHACAMAC A guided tour of the splendid and vast archaeological citadel of Pachacamac, the temple of the deity, Pachacamac,
believed to be the creator of the universe and a divinity adored by old Andean civilizations. A sacred and ceremonial site dating back to the
beginnings of Christianity where thousands of pilgrims converged to pay tribute and consult the Pachacamac oracle, who they believed
could see the past, the future and people’s fate.
The site comprises pyramidal temples and enclosures built by successive pre-Colombian civilizations and finally the Incas. Highlights include
the Temple of Pachacamac, the Sun God shrine, and the Palace of the Chosen Women or Virgins of the Sun. At the site museum there is an
idol of the deity, Pachacamac, which couldn’t be seen by the profane, and was reserved for the high priests who kept, revered and
interpreted the divine oracle in the old times. A sacred site, the temple was considered to be part of the planet’s mystical axis.
BARRANCO AND VILLA MARSHLANDS. After a visit to Barranco District, a neighborhood both traditional and bohemian, and its well-known
Bridge of Sighs, we will tour the beaches along the Green Coast and the Friar’s Leap ledge over the ocean, the Ecological Reserve at the
Villa Marshlands, with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean along the South Pan-American Highway.
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