Day 1: Arrival
Lima
Assistance on your arrival in Lima and transfer to your selected
hotel. Free time to rest and prepare for starting your trip
around this inusual city and magical country
Day 2: Lima
In the morning, city tour of the "City of Kings",
including the Lima´s Historical Center, visiting Main
Square, Government Palace, City Hall, the Cathedral (Here
is the tomb of Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru), Museum
of the Cathedral, Temple of Santo Domingo (tombs of Santa
Rosa and San Martin), Temple of San Pedro, Lima Colonial Balconies,
Torre Tagle Palace, Paseo de Aguas and Convent de los Descalzos.
Then, drive through the residential district of San Isidro,
visiting El Olivar Park; Miraflores, visiting the Kennedy
Park, Love Park and Larcomar Mall. Free for lunch.
Early in the afternoon, enjoy an overview of Peru's pre-Columbian
history while visiting the Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology,
the largest collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts, such as
Chavin stone sculptures, textiles from Paracas, Nazca and
Mochica ceramics and Chimu metalwork; as well as paintings,
documents and objects relating to prominent people of Peru's
Conquest, Viceroyalty and Republic times. Return to your selected
hotel for overnight.
Day 3: Pachacamac
After breakfast, take a 45-minute drive to the ancient pre-Columbian
Pachacamac Pilgrimage Center overlooking the fertile valley
of Lurin and the Pacific Ocean. The temple, built around 700
AD, as a temple for worshipping the Sun God, is largely of
adobe mud bricks, housed an oracle and is considered one of
the main ceremonial centers in pre-Hispanic Peru. Pilgrims
flocked here from far away to worship Pachacamac, believed
to be world and its creatures creator. The best preserved
area is the Inca-built section (1440-1533). The archaeological
site includes palaces, plazas and temples, that have been
recently restored, and an on-site museum housing interesting
pre-Hispanic relics.
Free time for lunch near Pachacamac ruins.Afternoon, return
to your selected hotel for overnight.
Day 4: Arrival Lima
In the morning, after breakfast, transfer and assistance on
your departure from Lima. End of services.
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