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Lima / Peru

3 questions, each answered from published authorities with the sources listed.

The Costa Verde cliffs of Miraflores, Lima, above the Pacific Ocean — Photo: BBCLCD, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Author BBCLCD · CC BY-SA 4.0 File source

When to visit 1

When should I visit Lima, Peru, for the best experience?April — the last full month of Lima's summer, when the climate normals give the city its highest sunshine hours of the year, the Pacific is still warm, the garúa fog…

Things to do 1

What are the most worthwhile things to do in Lima on a first visit?Give the first visit three anchors: the UNESCO-listed historic center with the San Francisco catacombs, the Larco Museum's 45,000 pieces of pre-Columbian Peru in Pueblo…

Food and drink 1

Where should I eat in Lima, and which local food or drink is worth trying?Eat ceviche at a Miraflores or Barranco cevichería at one o'clock sharp, book one of the world's top tables — Maido, ranked No. 1 in 2025, or Central, No. 1 in 2023 —…

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