Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lima's Best…
Restaurants
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Central
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Lima's new hot spot - overseen by celebrity chef Virgilio Martínez
-serves up one fine suckling pig
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Astrid y Gastón
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The Miraflores restaurant that helped launch Peru's gast-
ronomic renaissance
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El Verídico de Fidel
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This ramshackle spot in Central Lima attracts every-
one from lawyers to laborers with the most aphrodisiacal ceviches ever
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El Enano
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Towering sandwiches made with the freshest roasted meats
Museums
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Museo Larco
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Naughty erotic pots and nighttime hours make this pre-
Columbian collection a must-see
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Museo de Arte de Lima
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) A renovation has infused this grande dame with
new energy
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Fundación Museo Amano
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An appointment-only collection offers an in-
timate glimpse of ancient textiles and ceramics
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Museo Pedro de Osma
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Full of exquisite Cuzco School canvases and relics
Churches
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La Catedral de Lima
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) Contains the remains of conquistador Francisco
Pizarro
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Iglesia de la Merced
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An unbelievably ornate facade and baroque altars
galore
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Monasterio de San Francisco
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Bone-filled catacombs and a stunning lib-
rary
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Iglesia de Santo Domingo
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The final resting place of Peru's most venerated
saints
