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District of Lima, Peru
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Miraflores is a suburb or barrio of Lima the capital city of Peru. Miraflores is known as Ciudad Heroica or the Heroic City. There are many parks, gardens, high rise apartment buildings, hotels, restaurants and shops. Situated on the coast, Miraflores is considered to be one of the finest districts of Lima and is very popular with tourists.
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Virgen Milagrosa
This temple is the work of the architect Ricardo Malachowski and was completed in 1930. It has a neo-colonial style façade. It is decorated with a series of stained glass windows alluding to the life of Christ.
Circus group with headquarters in Miraflores but they do shows all over Lima, check their website for details.
Galeria de la Municipalidad de Miraflores (Miraflores Municipal Gallery)
One of the most popular art galleries in Lima. The exhibition rooms are spacious, and the exhibitions themselves are generally very good. Work on show is mainly by local artists, with the occasional foreign contribution. Artists who display their work here usually go on to acquire a good reputation in the national art scene. Calle Virgen Milagrosa, also known as Paseo de los Pintores, often has art on display and for sale in the street.
Kennedy Park, also known as the Cat Park, is famous for the many cats that reside there. You can also get amazing Picarones in Kennedy Park and on the weekends they do Salsa lessons in the park that are mostly attended by seniors. If you walk by, chances are you'll get invited. The park is right at the center of the Miraflores nightlife, with fast food places, a cinema and many bars.
Museo de Sitio Huaca Pucllana, El Parque Histórico Cultural Pucllana, Huaca Pucllana o Juliana
Huaca Pucllana dates back to 200-700 AD. Made from small handmade, sun-dried brick, this huge construction is 22 m high. It is divided into two areas, for ceremonial and administrative ends. Guided tours include a visit through the museum, the small park with native flora and fauna and the craftsmen's house where handicrafts are on exhibit and for sale. There is also a restaurant on the site itself which although expensive offers stunning views of the complex, particularly at night, when it's floodlit.
Showcases Peruvian textiles.
Tandem flights for a duration of about 10 minutes. There are also courses available and locations other than Miraflores.
Tandem flights over Miraflores, one day courses at Lurín.
Paragliding and hang gliding.
Paragliding and hang gliding.
Paragliding and hang gliding.
One of the many surfschools on Makaha beach.
A few pipes, a bowl and some other stuff.
A dirt track with jumps.
In Miraflores, San Borja and San Isidro.
Cafe with delicious ice-cream and excellent Italian pizza. A great meeting place for Italian citizens.
A well-established sandwich place with good juice.
A small Taiwanese joint close to Parque Kenedy, with nice fruit salads, all sorts of bubble tea, fruit juices and shakes.
Peruvian cuisine. This low-budget restaurant just off Larco Street is pretty basic but has tasty food and is visited mostly by locals. Ask for the menu.
Low-budget Peruvian cuisine. This restaurant serves basic but tasty Peruvian cuisine at a reasonable price. Ask for the menu.
Peruvian cuisine - tasty food, great pisco sours, nice service.
Peruvian cuisine. Nice spot to try Peruvian food. Recommendation is "Piqueo Azul.
Peruvian cuisine.
Kebab, hummus and other Turkish specialties. They have an area where you can smoke waterpipe.
Pizza & parilla.
Bembos is the Peruvian version of McDonald's. They add avocado and banana to some burgers. It's really good.
serving "Lima's best cerviche" for around S/30. A delightful, upmarket restaurant.
Owner chef Sato. One of the best restaurants in Lima whose chef was once the personal chef to former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Close to the beach and excellent, excellent food. Pass on the Pulpo a la oliva (unless you like your squid in black olive sauce). Try the famous Tiradito Costanera (raw fish slides in lemon juice) or Chita a la Pimienta (fish on pepper).
Mediterranean/Peruvian fine dining.
Built over the ocean beneath Larcomar, it may be one of the best restaurants in Lima. Although quite expensive, the ambience and cuisine are superb. The entree "La Rosa Nautica Style" comes highly recommended.
Very good traditional Peruvian dishes.
Italian restaurant.
Peruvian seafood. This restaurant in shopping center Larcomar has amazing views over the Pacific Ocean and serves a good Ceviche mixto.
Peruvian fusion/haute-cuisine. Try the Lomo Saltado.
Is another excellent choice, right in front of the Kennedy Park. Peruvian-French food, in a very trendy, bohemian atmosphere. Excellent Pisco Sour.
Vale Todo
This gay club, nicknamed Vale Todo ("anything goes") lies in the heart of Miraflores and is usually one of the last clubs to close in Lima.
Handmade Peruvian coffee.
Coffee and sandwiches
They have excellent premium Peruvian coffee.
Cirque is a small but cozy 6-room hostel. Free breakfast and wifi, kitchen, three common areas (TV-room, terrace, and garden), bar, airport pick-up, 24-hour hot showers and reception, as well as safety lockers and bikes for rent. The hostel is a few blocks away from the beach, local food markets and Huaca Pucllana ruins. It is also the only hostel in Lima officially providing a camping site. You can pitch your tent in the garden for S/5, facilities use will cost you extra S/5 if required.
Hostel in front of the main Miraflores park, with a great view. 24 hours reception, bilingual staff, full guest kitchen, comfortable common areas, free breakfast, TV room, free internet and WiFi, security lockers with built-in electronic outlets, surfboard and bike rentals.
Good location in Miraflores. Comfortable beds, free breakfast, and a nice relaxing garden.
Fully renovated 1920s house. Private rooms, mixed dorms, outdoor patio with grill, full kitchen for your use, internet, TV and comfortable couches and living room area.
At Red Psycho Llama they follow sustainable practices throughout the hotel, and guests can hang out on the rooftop patio.
This place is more like a flat than a hostel, so it has a much more at-home and chilled atmosphere, with less than 20 beds. Was the original copied by "Mochilero Inn" next door, even down to the flags outside. Dorms from S/15, one private room with two beds. Kitchen, cable TV, internet S/2 per hour.
Spacious rooms, TV lounge with DVD selection, internet, kitchen to use, friendly English-speaking Peruvian employees. Excellent doubles with private bathroom.
Loki Lima is it in the heart of Miraflores, between the buzz of Parque Kennedy and the beautiful cliff top parks of the coast. This residence is decorated with a modern Loki twist around a laid back, fun atmosphere.
Kokopelli was founded and run by 4 guys from Holland and Peru. Great bar on the roof, and a nice hangout area downstairs. Close to most things in Miraflores, and not a far walk to the sea. Multilingual, friendly staff. Big storage lockers, and clean rooms. Great breakfast provided at a cafe around the corner. Hot showers.
Adjacent you will find Fiesta Casino Benavides, a quality establishment with 3 floors of gaming space and nightly live entertainment.
It's like a mall, where you can eat, shop, go to the cinema, it even has two nice night clubs. The nightclubs are open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and in summer (January and February) also Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Larcomar's principal attraction is its location. It is in Miraflores, on a high hill where you can see the beach while eating or just walking. Best to visit during the sunset. Brands include Adidas, Desigual, the North Face, Esprit, Converse and more.
By taxi
A good advice is to book a taxi inside Lima Airport or the bus terminal or to have your hotel or hostel book you a taxi. From the terminals, prices range between S/15-S/35.
By airport bus
By transfer
You can have your hotel/hostel order a private transfer for you. Prices one way start from US$20.
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