Peru things to do

Features the finest gold and silver collection from Ancient Peru and the famous erotic archaeological collection. The Larco Museum is located in Pueblo Libre in Lima; it is located in an 18th century ma...

Daily 0700-1730. You can get in earlier if you wish; definitely try to get there before 1200 when the tour groups arrive. US$13.50 or with BTG visitors ticket. Free student guides available, but you s...

Cut into the stony desert are large numbers of lines, not only parallels and geometrical figures, but also a killer whale, a monkey, birds (one with a wing span of over 100 m), a spider and a tree. Th...

Visitors must report to the tourist post in the car park. US$4, US$1.30 with student card, plus US$6 per group for a guide (Spanish only) if required. For details contact Proyecto Especial Caral, Av L...

One block south of the Río Rímac lies the Plaza de Armas, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The plaza used to be the city’s most popular meeting point and main market. Before th...

Pachacamac is the nearest archeological site from Lima. It is located in the south, in Lurín, only 31 km. from the capital. When the Spaniards arrived, Pachacámac was the largest city and ceremonial ce...

0900-1700. A ticket covering the entrance fees for Chan Chán, the site museum, as well as Huaca El Dragón and Huaca La Esmeralda (for 2 days) costs US$4 (students US$2.15 with an official ISIC card; t...

A new church at the sun temple of Cuzco . The largest sanctuary of the Inca, the sun temple Coricancha, the colonial church and the Dominican monastery form a complex. Four temple chambers are situated ...

Unique for its architecture, this 16th century cathedral is the main religious symbol of the city. The cathedral stands on the site of two previous buildings. The first, finished in 1555, was partly pa...