City Tour in Lima : A guided tour
of Huaca Pucllana, a magnifice nt
ceremonial and administrative site, dating back to the IV century
A.D., which the Incas called “Naupallaqta”, or sacred town. You will
also visit Huaca Huallmarca, a typical pyramid characteristic of
sacred pre-Hispanic edifications found along the Peruvian coast.
A visit to Lima's historic downtown, including Paseo de la República,
Plaza San Martín, the Main Plaza and the surrounding monuments: the
Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace, City
Hall, the Desamparados train station, and the Moorish-style houses
and balconies along Lima's old streets. In its historic centre we
shall visit one of its most beautiful buildings, the Museum of the
Banco Central de Reserva , where we can admire Peru's treasures: a
fine selection of objects made in gold, ceramics and textiles of its
different pre-Columbian cultures, ranging since their origins to
Inca times.The next stop is San Francisco Convent , with the best exhibition of Colonial Art
in Latin America. The tour includes the Choir Hall, the Monks'
Library and the Sacristy, featuring a collection of Zurbarán and
Rivera oil paintings. After visiting the Main Patio of the Cloister
to see its fine XVI century Seville tiles and Moorish Arches, the
tour will proceed to the Underground Crypts known as the Catacombs.
A visit to the traditional neighborhood near the San Isidro Golf
Club, the Olive Grove park and the modern LarcoMar shopping and
entertainment complex, a distinctive landmark of Modern Lima
offering a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean . The tour of
LarcoMar features a splendid exhibit of Peruvian alpaca textiles,
and jeweler and handicrafts from the many regions and civilizations
of historic Peru. |