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Lima Travel Guide

A Tour of History, Death and Poetry in Lima

Taking guests through the cemetery at Presbitero Matias Maetro in Lima, Peru, this tour nighttime tour not only provides guests with that spooky feeling that one gets while being at a grave in the dark, but there is also much to be learnt about the people and culture that helped shape this great city and country.

Hilton Opens New 207-Room Hotel in Lima

Situated in an affluent part of Lima, Hilton International recently opened a new hotel and is offering some pretty remarkable rates for those who want to try the new Peruvian capital location out. Architectural inspired by Peruvian history and dozens of executive rooms and suites, this should be a great hotel to stay at whether when on vacation or business.

Lima's Water Treatment to Skyrocket

The capital of Peru is going to see some significantly huge changes to its water quality over next two years or so as two treatment plants in Lima are getting ready to push the city's sewage-treated water from 16 percent to an astonishing 100 percent.

Peru in Serious Danger of an Earthquake

While the earthquake that Lima, Peru is overdue for might be massive, the serious problem that will arise if (or when) it hits is that the city is gravely unprepared to take a hit like that. With a lot of its residents still living in adobe houses and relatively unregulated building codes, an earthquake there is a huge disaster just waiting to happen.

Decades-Long Radio Show Still Going Strong in Lima

Now broadcasting out of her home in Lima, the show Radio Club Infantil has been running since December of 1944 and has kept the same host throughout all those years: Maruja Venegas. Doing it without pay, she's fallen on hard times but still plans to do the show for as long as she can.

Sea Lions Nursed Back to Health Released in Lima

Lima, Peru saw the heartwarming story about a couple of sea lions, who were struggling to stay alive after being hit by fishermen, named Camilo and Alex released back into the ocean. While it only took a month to get the sea lions back to good health, the environmental activists who cared for them worry about the animals' safety as the group often finds hurt sea lions on the coast.

Lima - South America's Culinary Capital?

Like France to Europe, Lima is separating itself from the rest of the cities in South America through a robust, hearty and varied epicurean boom. Highly creative and reported as consistently delicious no matter where the diner decides to eat, it looks like all eateries in Lima, from roadside stands to upper-crust gourmet restaurants, are some of the best in South America.

Incan Sanctuary Opened to Tourists

With a series of pyramids and ramps, an ancient Incan oracle sanctuary has been opened for tourism recently and the location, quite near to the country's most-visited city Lima, should make the site a hotspot for those looking for history and adventure. I'd suggest going before the same thing that happened to Chichen Itza happens there and they shut down the most interesting spots due to oversaturation and graffiti.