Top Reasons to Go

Top Reasons to Go

Neptune's Bounty: You'll quickly encounter cebiche—slices of raw fish or shellfish marinated in lemon juice and covered with onions. Also try the corvina (sea bass) and lenguado (sole).

Lima Baroque: In El Centro, Iglesia de San Francisco's facade is considered the height of the "Lima Baroque" style of architecture. The crypt below stores the bones of dearly departed monks.

Cool Digs: More than 30 archaeological digs are around Lima. In Miraflores, a pre-Inca temple called Pucllana soars above the apartment buildings. In San Isidro is the temple Huaca Huallamarca.

Handicrafts: Calle Alcanflores, which runs through Miraflores, has stores selling everything from hand-woven rugs to silver-filligree jewelry.

Park Life: On weekends families and couples fill Lima's parks. Parque del Amor emphasizes its purpose with a huge statue of a couple locked in passion.