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This is a guided sightseeing tour of the most attractive and important sites in Lima, the "City of Kings". The tour will
include visits to Lima's Historical Center, The San Martin Plaza, The Mayor Plaza, the Government Palace, the City
Hall, the Cathedral and its Religious Art Museum, the Church of Santo Domingo; which include the tombs of Santa
Rosa and San Martin de Porras; and Lima's Colonial Balconies.
We will then visit the Convent and Church of San Francisco, the greatest monumental complex of Colonial Art in
America. Here you will visit the Basilica of 21 altars, the convent, the Capitulary and Clementine Rooms, the
Chorus rooms, the Library of the priests, a Museum of 11 paintings from the Rubens School, the Sacristy with
paintings of Surbaran and Ribera. We will also see its great patio decorated with Seville tiles of the XVI Century,
Moorish arches and underground catacombs.
Afterwards, we will drive through the residential Districts of San Isidro and Miraflores, passing by the Huaca
Pucllana, a ceremonial and administrative spot of Lima Culture built in the II Century B.C. that the Incas considered
as "Ñaupallaqta" or Sacred Town. We will also visit El Olivar Park with olive trees brought from Spain in the XV
Century, the Central Park of Miraflores and Larcomar, a symbol of modern Lima and entertainment as well as a
privileged site to enjoy an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean.
Tour starting times:
Morning: 09:15
Afternoon: 02:15
Tours last three and a half hours
Price: US$30
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