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A sprawling city that reaches from ocean to desert, shrouded in history from all continents. Stunning architecture appears as if out of nowhere in the city streets, whilst the museums and art galleries display objects of the country’s golden history. More laid back than Brasília or Santiago de Chile, Lima has an atmosphere that many find more familiar to a smaller town, rather than a city that is the financial and economic centre of Peru and Latin America as a whole. First settled in 1562, it was in the 20th Century that people started flooding in. From a population of around 200,000 in 1927, it is now home to nearly 9 million people from virtually every country in the world.

Culture: Thousands of years of history in one place

UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Lima a cultural world heritage site in 1988 due to the large numbers of 17th and 18th Century buildings that occupy the area. Palaces, churches, and many of the public buildings are considered important historic monuments. Considered an excellent example of an almost complete colonial age convent, the San Francisco de Lima Convent is a Spanish Baroque-style building of the highest importance. Catacombs were discovered below the convent in the 1940's, along with a circular patterned ossuary.

Activities: Prepare to be amazed by the culinary delights

Lima is regarded the 'Gastronomical Center of Latin America'. After a hard day seeing the museums and wonderful old buildings, head back into the centre and dig out some of the finest dining experiences of fusion food. With its history of cultures combining, it is hardly surprising the same thing has happened in the dining industry. The restaurants offer local Andean favourites along with food combinations that need to be tasted to be believed. One dish to definitely try is Ceviche, a wonderful marinated seafood platter.