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Best Things to Do in Lima for First-Time Visitors
A practical, neighborhood-by-neighborhood plan for first-timers — cliffs, ceviche, colonial plazas, and the rhythms that make Lima click.
Food & Restaurants
Where to Eat Ceviche in Lima Without Falling Into a Tourist Trap
From Surquillo lunch counters to Barranco classics, here is how to read a cevichería menu and order the way Limeños do.
Barranco
A Slow Afternoon in Barranco: Murals, Mansions, and the Bridge of Sighs
Lima's most photogenic district rewards walkers. Here is a half-day route that hits the art, the cafés, and the best clifftop sunset.