Lima sights

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...

(Church and monastery stand on the first block of Jr Lampa, corner of Ancash, T01-427 1381. Daily 0930-1730, guided tours only. US$1.65, US$0.50 children.)The baroque church, which was finished in 1...

address:Procuradores, Plaza de Armas, Cusco

Finished by Jesuits in 1638, has an unadorned façade, different from any other in the city. In one of the massive towers hangs a five-tonne bell called 'La Abuelita' (the grandmother), first rung in 1...

The city’s best surviving specimen of secular colonial architecture is Palacio Torre Tagle which was built in 1735 for Don José Bernardo de Tagle y Bracho, to whom King Philip V gave the title of Firs...

La Merced was the first church to be built in Lima, and it is said that it was the site where the first Mass took place. At Independence, the Virgin of La Merced was made a marshal of the Peruvian arm...

The 1720 façade of is a splendid example of Churrigueresque architecture. There are carved choir stalls and effigies, and a sculpture of Death, said to have frightened its maker into an early grave. S...

The Gran Parque Cultural de Lima (daily 0800-2030) was inaugurated in January 2000 by both the mayor of Lima, Alberto Andrade, and the then-president Alberto Fujimori. It has a medium-sized outdoor am...

A couple of blocks beyond Santo Domingo is Casa de Oquendo or Osambela. It is said that José de San Martín stayed here after proclaiming independence from Spain. The house is typical of Lima secular ...