What to see in Lima

Lima highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Miraflores · Malecón

   Pacific cliffs and Love Park.

2. Barranco

   The Bridge of Sighs and an arts scene.

3. Plaza de Armas

   The cathedral and the Government Palace.

4. Huaca Pucllana

   An adobe pyramid of the Lima culture in Miraflores.

5. Surquillo Market

   Fresh fish and ceviche stalls.

Day trips from Lima

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Food tour ★ 4.9 (935 reviews)
• Colonial Lima ★ 4.7 (718 reviews)

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Typical food of Lima

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Lima from your kitchen).

Ceviche

Peru’s flagship dish: raw white fish “cooked” in lime juice with red onion, chilli and coriander. In Lima it’s eaten at lunchtime, with sweet potato and corn, and the leftover juice (leche de tigre) is drunk.

• Serves 4
• 25 min

Ingredients

• 600 g very fresh white fish (corvina, sea bass or grouper), frozen beforehand
• 12 limes
• 1 red onion
• 1 ají limo or chilli
• 1 garlic clove
• Fresh coriander
• Salt
• 1 boiled sweet potato and 1 boiled corn cob

How to make it at home

1. Cut the fish into 2 cm cubes and slice the onion very thinly (leave it in iced water to mellow).
2. Salt the fish and mix it with the grated garlic, the chopped chilli and a few coriander leaves.
3. Squeeze the limes by hand, without pressing too hard so they don’t turn bitter, and pour the juice over the fish.
4. Mix and leave to rest for just 2 or 3 minutes.
5. Add the drained onion and serve straight away with sweet potato and corn.

The trick: In Peru ceviche isn’t left for hours: a few minutes and it’s on the table.

Frequently asked questions about Lima