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Lima
Home » Peru » Peru Major Cities and Regions » LimaWhen you visit Peru, you need to make sure you make a visit to the widely popular capitol of a great country. The country has an overall population of about 27 million and in Lima alone, over 8 million people live in the capitol city.
Known as Peru’s cultural and business centre and despite its high status, it does seem to run a lot slower than many other South American regions in terms of everyday life. It has a more traditional feel as a whole and you will find that locals are more laid back. You may prefer a less touristy location and by visiting Lima you are getting modern day living but the history is there, waiting to be uncovered.
Lima offers the widest range of museums in the area and this is one place where you can learn more about the history than anyway else. The internationally renowned Museo Nacional de Antropologia y Arqueologia takes you through the past times and lives of original inhabitants that may it an ideal learning experience for whole families and people of all ages.
If this is not to your liking then why not stop off at one of the many bars or restaurants where locals tend to meet and with traditional cuisine and folk or Creole music being played often, you can see why many people choose Lima over anywhere else in the country.
Lima has been declared as one of the Cultural World Heritage sites de to the museums available and over the past few decades, it has been the location for some of the biggest and best pre-Hispanic archaeological digs and with its wide range of entertainment and cultural shows, you can see how the country once was and how it is today, you will definitely have a great time in the capitol whatever you decide to do.
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