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Lima is the capital and the largest city in Peru situated some 20 km east of Callao. The population of Lima is about 7,737,100 people (census of 2015). Many people visit Lima each year to take a look at its famous roman catholic cathedrals and pre-columbian art museums.

Airport Jorge Chavez Intl (IATA: LIM) is 20 km away from it and is the closest airport to it.

Must see attractions in Lima

1. Cathedral of Lima
The Basilica Cathedral of Lima is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Plaza Mayor of downtown Lima, Peru. Construction began in 1535, and the building has undergone many reconstructions and transformation since, however it still retains its colonial structure and facade.

2. Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú
The Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú (English: National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru) is the largest and oldest state museum in Peru, located on Plaza Bolívar in the Pueblo Libre district of Lima.

3. Larco Museum
The Larco Museum (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera) is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th century vice-royal mansion built over a 7th century pre-Columbian pyramid. It showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4, 000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history. It boasts one of the world's largest collections of pre-Columbian art including Moche, Nazca, Chimú, an…

4. Government Palace (Peru)
The Government Palace of Peru, also known as House of Pizarro, was rebuilt in 1937, is located on the north side of the Plaza Mayor, Lima, " City of the Kings. " It was the house of the Peruvian government headquarters and was built over a huge Indian burying ground Waka that had a shrine of Indian chief Taulichusco. It has been through many alterations. The current structure built in the 20th century, designed by Peru's dictators in the style of grandiose French Baroque architecture.

5. Historic Centre of Lima
The Historic Centre of Lima is one of the most important tourist destinations in Peru, and is located principally in the downtown or Cercado de Lima and Rímac areas.

6. Park of the Reserve
The Park of the Reserve or the Parque de la Reserva in Spanish is a park located in downtown Lima, in Peru. Built in an irregular shape, it is located between two of the city's principal streets, the Paseo de la Republica expressway and Arequipa Avenue.

7. Torre Tagle Palace
The Torre Tagle Palace is a Spanish Baroque palace located at Jr. Ucayali 363, in downtown Lima, Peru, a couple blocks east of the Plaza de Armas. The palace currently is home to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

8. Monastery of San Francisco, Lima
Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis Monastery located in Lima, Peru. The church was completed in 1774 and is noted for its architecture, a high example of Spanish Neoclassicism. The convent's library is world-renowned.

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Cathedral of Lima

The Basilica Cathedral of Lima is a Roman Catholic cathedral located

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Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú

The Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú (E

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Larco Museum

The Larco Museum (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera)

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Government Palace (Peru)

The Government Palace of Peru, also known as House of Pizarro, was

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Real Felipe Fortress

The Real Felipe Fortress was built to defend the main Peruvian port

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Historic Centre of Lima

The Historic Centre of Lima is one of the most important tourist

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Park of the Reserve

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Torre Tagle Palace

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Monastery of San Francisco, Lima

Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis

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Holiday Inn Lima Airport

starting $143

Hotel Maury

starting $34

Hotel Inka Path

starting $49

Kamana Hotel

starting $41

Hotel Continental Lima

starting $50

Gran Hotel Bolivar Lima

starting $60

Plaza Mayor Lima

starting $45

Hotel Plaza Mayor

starting $30

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