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spect their work from close quarters. Just outside the entrance, boats gather offering fish-
ing trips and tours of the marina (from S40).
The best of the simple hotels in Pucusana,
El Mirador de Pucusana
( 430-9228;
s/d/tr S30/40/55)
enjoys a lofty perch atop the bayfront with good views. Rooms are basic,
but do have hot water. If you're hankering for fresh seafood, you'll find it in the
cevicher-
ías
(restaurants serving ceviche) that line the boardwalk below.
Restaurante Jhony
(mains S20-30)
is the best of the cluster; try the
tortillita de camarones,
a thick tasty om-
elet full of prawns with most of their anatomy still intact.
From central Lima,
combis
(minibuses) run frequently to Pucusana from Plaza Bo-
lognesi (S5 one way). An alternative is to take a taxi from Lima to the Puente Primavera
bridge at the intersection of Av Primavera and Carr Panamericana Sur. Southbound
coastal buses along Carr Panamericana Sur leave from here and can drop you off at Km
57, from where minibuses shuttle during daylight hours to central Pucusana (S1, 10
minutes).
For beaches closer to Lima,
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Asia
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With a growth rate that could emulate anywhere on the Asian side of the Pacific Rim,
Peru's namesake 'Asia' is a nebulous commercial area south of Lima that incorporates
more than 30 beaches, thousands of pricey holiday homes, and a humungous shopping
mall known as El Sur Plaza Boulevard which opened in 2003. Most of the action is
centered around the 97.5km marker of Carr Panamericana Sur, although clubs, restaurants
and condos are now spreading as far north as Pucusana and as far south as Cerro Azul.
Traditional Peru this most certainly isn't (think more mini-Dubai), though it's a lively
place with young moneyed Limeños dropping by for nightlife and beach bumming oppor-
tunities in season (January to March). The rest of the year, it can be pretty dead.
Almost any bus along Carr Panamericana Sur can drop you here upon request. There
are some basic guesthouses on the main boulevard that are quite expensive, but Lima is
less than an hour away with countless buses leaving 24/7. Fares start at S16.
