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3-Day Lima Explorer: History, Culture & Coastline

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Discover Lima's rich history, vibrant culture, and stunning coastline on this unforgettable 3-day autumn adventure!

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Budget Breakdown

$171Trip total · $57 per day

Where to stay tonight

Hotel in Miraflores (coastal district) $80-150/night

Miraflores is a safe and lively district with plenty of dining, shopping, and entertainment options, offering beautiful ocean views.

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Where to stay tonight

Hotel in Miraflores (coastal district) $80-120/night

Miraflores offers beautiful ocean views, a lively atmosphere, and is close to many attractions, making it ideal for exploring Lima's coastal side.

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Where to stay tonight

Hotel in Miraflores (coastal district with parks and restaurants) $25-80/night

Miraflores is a safe and pleasant area with many dining and shopping options, offering easy access to most attractions.

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Must-try traditional foods & drinks

What to order in Lima, Peru, with a fun fact for each

Traditional Savory Dishes

Ceviche

Ceviche

Ceviche is raw fish cured in lime juice with sliced onions, ají and herbs, the citric 'cooking' transforms the fish without heat. Coastal Peruvians have enjoyed versions of ceviche for centuries, and Lima turned it into a culinary symbol.

Lomo Saltado

Lomo Saltado

Lomo saltado is a sizzling stir-fry of beef, tomatoes, onions and French fries, a delicious fusion born from Chinese immigrants in 19th-century Peru that blends wok techniques with local ingredients.

Anticuchos

Anticuchos

Anticuchos are skewers of marinated meat, traditionally beef heart, grilled over hot coals and served with spicy sauces. The dish mixes pre-Columbian Andean roots with colonial era influences from African and Spanish cooks.

Traditional Sweet Dishes

Picarones

Picarones

Picarones are doughnut-like rings made from squash and sweet potato, fried until crisp and soaked in a spiced chancaca syrup, they were created in colonial Lima as an Afro-Peruvian twist on Spanish buñuelos.

Alfajores

Alfajores

Peruvian alfajores are delicate sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche and often rolled in coconut or dusted with powdered sugar. Their recipe traces back to Moorish Spain and they became a beloved Andean treat.

Mazamorra Morada

Mazamorra Morada

Mazamorra morada is a purple corn pudding spiced with cinnamon, cloves and fruit, its brilliant color and deep flavor come from native purple corn used since pre-Columbian times.

Traditional Beverages

Pisco Sour

Pisco Sour

The Pisco Sour blends Peruvian pisco, lime juice, simple syrup and a frothy egg white, it was invented in Lima in the early 20th century and is celebrated as Peru's national cocktail.

Chicha Morada

Chicha Morada

Chicha morada is a sweet beverage made by boiling purple corn with pineapple rind, cinnamon and cloves, its vibrant purple color and fruity aroma come from native corn varieties used since pre-Inca times.

Inca Kola

Inca Kola

Inca Kola is a bright yellow soda with a sweet, bubblegum-like flavor that became a Peruvian cultural icon. Many Lima families drink it with everything from ceviche to rotisserie chicken, and some Peruvians prefer it over imported colas.

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