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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lima

21 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lima, Peru

Updated August 16, 2024

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A cat in Parque John F. Kennedy

Lima, Peru

Cats of Parque Kennedy

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.
The interior of the shop is crammed with sustainably sourced chocolates.

Lima, Peru

El Cacaotal

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.
Fortaleza del Real Felipe

Lima, Peru

Fortaleza del Real Felipe

Haunted by its violent past, this colonial bastion was the largest Spanish military installation in the Americas.
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The interior, with original wood finishings.

Lima, Peru

Expreso Virgen de Guadalupe

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.
The submarine.

Lima, Peru

Abtao Submarine Museum

The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.
Cripta de los Héroes inside the Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro

Lima, Peru

Cripta de los Héroes

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.
The statue of Francisco Pizarro in the Parque de la Muralla in Lima.

Lima, Peru

Francisco Pizarro Statue

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.
The Plaza de Toros de Acho

Lima, Peru

Plaza de Toros de Acho

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.
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The interior of the shop is crammed with sustainably sourced chocolates.

Lima, Peru

El Cacaotal

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.
Permanently Closed
The interior, with original wood finishings.

Lima, Peru

Expreso Virgen de Guadalupe

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.
Trees surrounding a pond in the Bosque el Olivar

Lima, Peru

Bosque el Olivar (Olive Grove Forest)

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
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