Did You Know?
- Lima was named ‘Cuidad de los Reyas’ (City of Kings) by the conquistador Fransisco Pizarro.
- Peru has the largest population of ethnic Chinese in South America.
- The historic center of Lima was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
- In 2009, ex-Peruvian president Fujimori was convicted of carrying out two massacres and was sentenced to 25 years in jail.
- Peruvian inspired restaurants are one of the fastest growing types of international cuisine around the world.
- There are over 70,000 burials in the catacombs of the Convento de San Fransisco.
- Residents of Lima are called Limeños (pronounced lee-men-nose)
- The 13 fountains of Parque de la Reserva, which put on a spectacular show with music and colourful lights, hold the world record for the largest fountain complex in a public park.
- The Spaniards introduced grapes to Peru in the 1500’s, but a ban on making wine in the 17th century inspired Peruvians to find another use for the grapes: Pisco!
- There are over 3000 festivals celebrated throughout the year in Peru.
- The ‘Pisco Sour’ was invented by an American expatriate, William Morris, in the 1920’s in Lima.
Welcome to Lima – the bustling urban capital of Peru. Over 8 million people call Lima home including those of us here in the Lima Urban Adventures office. As a part of the Urban Adventures network, we are excited to share a part of the Lima experience with you through our unique Lima day tours. Whether this is visiting a local community or learning how to make a regional dish, our goal is to help make the world feel a little smaller by inspiring our travellers to experience a culture and its people in the most intrepid way possible – through local knowledge and local experience.
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