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Watching the sun set in Lima, Peru in my travel jeans!
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The Ultimate Self-Guided Free Walking Tour: Lima, Peru

Last Updated:   April 1, 2020

Lima, Peru is a giant, bustling sea-side city, full of delicious food, beautiful parks, stunning art and rich culture. During our year-long honeymoon, we spent 2 weeks in Lima, which allowed us to do things like befriend every cat in Kennedy Park, eat at a zillion incredible restaurants, and learn to make ceviche and Pisco Sours. One thing we wish we had during our trip? A free self-guided walking tour of Lima! Today’s Guest Poster spent 5 months exploring Lima and created an excellent self-guided tour through 3 coastal neighborhoods in Lima: Miraflores, Barranco, and Chorrillos.

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Lima, Peru is a foodie mecca in a country that produces incredible coffee. Use our list & map of the best third wave coffee shops in Lima for your next cup!
Food & Drink Travel, South America

The Best Specialty & Third Wave Coffee Shops in Lima, Peru

Last Updated:   October 13, 2020

Lima, Peru is the top foodie destination in the world , and it’s fortunately located in a continent – and a country – known for growing high quality coffee. Our list of the best third wave coffee shops in Lima, Peru is a labor of love (and many very jittery afternoons).

by Lia Garcia 
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Food & Drink Travel, South America

Lima Cooking Class: Making Ceviche & Pisco Sours in Lima, Peru

Last Updated:   August 11, 2020

Ceviche and Pisco Sours: we have Peru to thank for these two iconic South American creations. So during our visit to Lima, we were thrilled to discover Lima Gourmet’s classic Ceviche and Pisco Sour cooking class. In one short hour, we went from boring average Americans to masters of Peruvian cooking! Lima Gourmet’s class is fun, easy, and affordable: we think it’s an absolute must-do when visiting Lima.

by Lia Garcia 
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Visiting Parque Kennedy in Miraflores, Lima
South America

Visiting Parque Kennedy in Miraflores, Lima: A Cat Lovers Paradise

Last Updated:   August 10, 2020

There are fluffy Siamese cats. Old ginger cats. Feisty cats. Shy cats. Cats that love attention. Cats that just want to stretch out in the sun and nap. There is every variety of cat. We felt like Willa Wonka when he first walks into the chocolate factory: all around us were THE BEST THINGS and we wanted to touch them all, but we weren’t sure we were allowed to (this park is, after all, the property of the Kennedy Park cats). Plus, one time I went to a cat cafe in Oakland and the poor over-stimulated kitties lashed out at me. Literally – I got a claw through the hand just from walking too close to them. It’s the cat equivalent of turning into a giant blueberry and rolling away: the reward isn’t worth the risk.

by Lia Garcia 
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