Lima

Advantages: weather, people, cheap (once you're there)
Disadvantages: usual of any big city

...they visit Peru just use Lima as a pass through point in their hurry to reach other destinations such as the old Inca towns of Cusco and Macha Pichu. I, however, spent the vast amount of my holiday in Lima itself. This is because I visited the country with my Peruvian boyfriend and stayed with his family in there. Lima is a costal city on the west of South America and it is the capital of Peru. I arrived in Lima after a 14-hour flight, I flew with ...
...fares! While in Lima make sure to go to the Indian Market where you can pick up some real bargains. These markets tend to sell touristy items such as ponchos, panpipes etc. If you go to a more local market then you can also pick up cheap (fake) dvds and cds. I think the best thing to do when going to Lima is to contact the tourist information and find out what events are happening while you are there. During my visit I saw a horse show that was ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, Friendly, Lots of Things to do
Disadvantages: Problems large cities have

Lima is the point of entry to Peru for most visitors. Why should you put aside some days to get to know Lima? It encapsules hitorical buildings, archeological sites, museums, bars, shopping centres, night clubs, all for any taste possible. This city was the capital of the spanish viceroy in South America, so expect to see a huge amount of colonial buildings from the 16th century in the recently restored city centre. The financial district of Miraflores ...
...is very small, don't expect to pay more than £1 for a dish, or 30p for a bus drive! Lima is the ideal destination for small or large groups, tourism, backpackers. As any other big city in the world, one has to use common sense to avoid incidents. ... Read review

Advantages: Nothing
Disadvantages: Nothing

My ciyy Lima the hometown of Peru, is the principal City of the country, because we have a downtown, about the Spanish times for tree centuries with many Catholic Churches as the Cathedral, La Merced, San Marcelo, San Domingo Churches an Arms and San Martin Place with a barroque style of Arquitecture for example.Somes report says that have something of arabic influence because Spain was a colony of the arabics. Outside the Lima's downtown we have ...
...the begin of twenieth century special with monuments and arqueture that was made more or less in 1921 (when Peru had its first century as an independent country), and National Stadium and a part of Miraflores and Barranco that was a touristic part of the city that is close to the Pacific Ocean, with the Central Park, many stores and something else and the beaches in the part of Costa Verde (Green Coast) ------------- With this informations I hope ... Read review

Advantages: A very interesting experience, friendly people
Disadvantages: costal fog, globalisation,

...be writing a review on Lima as I only spent a couple of days there however I can give my initial thoughts on the place. Peru as a whole I have found to be amazingly diverse and friendly place however Lima I did not like. Having arrived at the airport I got in a taxi to go to where I was staying... it was quite dark but my immediate reaction was astonishment... my main dislike of Lima was simply the globalisation that seems to have taken hold of ...
...couple of days was enough... Lima however I cannot stress enough was the only place in Peru where my reaction was such... I could spend my whole life exploring the country... I really did not want to come home!! Peru is a fantastically diverse and amazing country and any traveller must visit it... Just whatever you do make sure you see the whole country and do not be put off by Lima. ... Read review

Advantages: Great City
Disadvantages: Many problems of the capital

...less. If you like visiting Lima in whole season is right, because there's no problem with the weather. In my own opinion I recomend you visit Miraflores and Barranco and the cultural part of Lima was on the Downtown of Lima the there are churches, cathedral, and many other things ... Read review